Performance issues can be related to security issues. Sometimes malware can impact performance on your Servers. But how do you know if it’s malware or maybe a configuration issue? One way to find out is to use the Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor is the latest version of Server Performance Advisor, which is a simple but robust tool that helps you diagnose the root causes of performance problems in a Microsoft Windows Server 2003 deployment. Server Performance Advisor collects performance data and generates comprehensive diagnostic reports that give you the data to easily analyze problems and develop corrective actions.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Performance Advisor provides several specialized reports, including a System Overview (focusing on CPU usage, Memory usage, busy files, busy TCP clients, top CPU consumers) and reports for server roles such as Active Directory, Internet Information System (IIS), DNS, Terminal Services, SQL, print spooler, and others.

Download it at:

https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?F...ang=en

HTH,

Tom

Thomas W Shinder, M.D.
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