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SQL Server - Ways to capture Performance Monitor data - Feb 27, 2010 at 11:50 AM by Shuchi Gauri

Explain the ways to capture Performance Monitor data for review purpose.

Ways to capture performance monitor data:

  • Create a perfmon log file using Control Panel -> Administrative tools -> Performance. Choose counters to monitor.
  • Start SQL Profiler and go to File->New Trace. Choose the server to be monitored. Set Trace properties.
  • Combine perfmon log file and SQL Server Trace file.
  • Take the perfmon logs, export them to ASCII and then import them into SQL Server database. Before performing analysis, export them to excel.
  • Use third party tools to collect, store and show data.

SQL Server - Ways to capture Performance Monitor data - May 05, 2009 at 22:00 PM by Rajmeet Ghai

Explain the ways to capture Performance Monitor data for review purpose.

  • One of the cheapest ways to capture performance monitor data is to use performance monitor itself. The performance monitor can be used to create logs of each activity. Activities of different instances of performance monitor can also be done for comparison. This option is not suitable to make a variety of reports or when flexibility is desired.
  • The above collected logs can also be exported them to an ASCII format and then import them into an SQL server database for a deeper analysis.
  • For a better reporting and data collection, a third party tool can be used to collect, store and display the data. 

SQL Server - Ways to capture Performance Monitor data - June 21, 2009 at 09:00 AM by Amit Satpute

Explain the ways to capture Performance Monitor data for review purpose.

  • Use Performance Monitor (System Monitor) to capture relevant Performance Monitor data and then save it in the form of Performance Monitor logs.
    This option is cheap but is not very flexible.
  • The logs collected by performance Monitor can also be taken and imported into an SQL Server database after converting them to ASCII. After that analysis can be done using the MS Excel.
    It involves a lot of work, but it is very flexible and can produce projections and graphs.
  • A third-party program can be used to collect, store, and display the data.
    In this option, the tool needs to be set up just once. The Performance Monitor data is automatically collected for all of your SQL Servers and stored in a SQL Server database. Reports can be produced with ease but the initial investment is higher.


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