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126 Netfinity and Windows 2000 Integration Guide
System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts can by opened by clicking
Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > Performance.
Monitoring server performance is an important part of everyday life for a system
administrator. System Monitor and Performance Logs and Alerts give detailed
data on components (which include hardware and software) of Windows 2000.
Data is not only displayed in real time but can also be logged over time to better
understand the workload of a particular server. Alerts can be configured to notify
users of components hitting, reaching above, or falling below current thresholds.
The performance tools that used to be in Windows NT’s Performance Monitor are
now divided up as follows:
• Create a chart — System Monitor
• Create a report — System Monitor
• Create a log — Performance Logs and Alerts
• View log data — System Monitor
• Create an alert — Performance Logs and Alerts
Note: If you want to use Windows NT’s Performance Monitor instead, you can
obtain a version suitable for use on Windows 2000 from the Windows 2000
Resource Kit, available from:
http://windows.microsoft.com/windows2000/reskit
7.1 System Monitor
The System Monitor interface shown in Figure 116 is very similar to Performance
Monitor:
Figure 116. System Monitor