Performance Monitoring Best Practices

As an administrator you are required to monitor performance issues with SharePoint Products and Technologies, SQL Server, Internet Information Services, Windows Server 2003, and the hardware on which they run. The complexity of the interaction between these systems can be daunting, but experience has shown that with careful, selective monitoring their actions can be understood and optimized. Use the following guidelines to help you identify the critical performance metrics for your installation.

Baselining Your Servers

Before you can analyze the performance of a system, you must develop its normal operational profile; before you can develop this profile, the system must be baselined. After you have a fully functional ...

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