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
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