1. Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2000/2003/2008
Performance
Logs and Alerts, a service introduced in Windows 2000, improves the
logging and alert capabilities that were provided in Windows NT 4.0.
Logging is used for detailed analysis and record-keeping purposes. Retaining
and analyzing log data collected over a period of several months can be helpful
for capacity and upgrade planning.
Windows 2000
provides two types of performance-related logs—counter logs and trace logs, and
an alerting function.
For more
information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938554.aspx
2. Windows Vista/7/8/8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2/2012
Starting
from Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012,
Windows Performance Monitor is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in
that provides tools for analyzing system performance. From a single console,
you can monitor application and hardware performance in real time, customize
what data you want to collect in logs, define thresholds for alerts and
automatic actions, generate reports, and view past performance data in a
variety of ways.
Windows Performance Monitor combines
the functionality of previous stand-alone tools including Performance Logs and
Alerts (PLA), Server Performance Advisor (SPA), and System Monitor.
It provides a graphical interface for the customization of Data Collector Sets
and Event Trace Sessions.
Windows
Performance Monitor performs data collection and logging using Data Collector Sets.
For more
information, see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749154.aspx
3.
How to create a performance baseline
and a performance alert under the new interface?
