| TABLE 1: A Sampling of NT Performance-Monitoring Tools |
| Tool |
Source |
Function |
| Data Logging Service |
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Resource Kit Supplement 4 |
Performs the same function as the Performance Monitor Alert and Logging facility and is useful for remotely administering log files for many computers |
| Network Monitor |
NT |
Lets you view network traffic on a specific server |
| Page Fault Monitor |
Supplement 4 |
Lets you monitor page faults that occur as you run an application |
| Pentium Counters |
Supplement 4 |
Let you monitor the inner workings of Pentium and Pentium Pro chips |
| Performance Data Log Service |
Supplement 4 |
Logs data from performance counters to a tab-separated-value or Comma Separated Values (CSV) file |
| Performance Monitor |
NT |
Lets you perform short-term and long-term data collection and analysis |
| Process Explode |
Supplement 4 |
Provides accurate and detailed information about the system's processes, threads, and memory |
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| Process Monitor |
Supplement 4 |
Displays process statistics in text format in a command window |
| Process Viewer |
Supplement 4 |
Displays information about processes on local and remote computers and is particularly useful for investigating process memory use |
| Quick Slice |
Supplement 4 |
Provides a graphical view of CPU utilization by process |
| Response Probe |
Supplement 4 |
Lets you design a simulated workload |
| SC Utility |
Supplement 4 |
Lets you view a command-line interface for the service controller, which displays a specific computer's configuration |
| Task Manager |
NT |
Lets you monitor, start, and stop your computer's active applications and processes |