Windows Server® 2012 Unleashed

Best Practices

The following are best practices from this chapter:

• Use the Task Manager to provide an instant view of system resources, such as processor activity, process activity, memory usage, and resource consumption.

• Use Event Viewer to check whether Windows Server 2012 is experiencing problems.

• To mitigate configuration issues, server roles should be scanned with the Best Practices Analyzer tool on a regular basis.

• Use filters, grouping, and sorting to help isolate and identify key events.

• Create custom filters to expedite problem identification and improve monitoring processes.

• Create alerts using triggers and actions to identify issues quickly.

• Archive security logs to a central location on your network and then review ...