Capture Performance Data

• Windows Performance Tools
• Task Manager
• Resource monitor
• More detailed info
• Includes hard disk info
• Performance Monitor
• analysis performance in real time
• 100's of different counters to measure with
• Can save results and settings for later use.
• Data Collector Sets
• Collection of Counters
• Comes with some pre-defined sets
• %systemdrive%\PerfLogs\Admin\BaseLine
• Can be scheduled
• Automatically placed into reports
• Can use predefined collection or created your own
• Great for creating baselines and ongoing statistics
• Reliability Monitor.
• Can be scheduled
• Tracks changes
• Add / remove a role
• Software installs / un-installs
• System Stability Index
• Rates system from 1 to 10
• System and software crashes reduce rating
• Rating goes up over time if system is stable
• To enable:
• regedit: localMachine\Software\Microsoft\Reliability Analysis\WMI\ 
• New DWord: WMIEnable -> 1
• Performance Test:
• Dynatrace                 HP Diagnostics
• Load Runner          Community Edition Download        Performance Center
• JMeter