Performance Alerts
This section raises alerts on the basis of
CPU utilization (%) and Memory (MB available). As discussed earlier,
default thresholds are 85% and 512MB. Filtering here allows you to
monitor CPU, memory, or both (default). You also have the option to
turn off performance alerts.
Clicking the word Performance underneath a
given server group allows you to make these decisions. Also, the
current alerts, if any, are listed at the bottom of the screen.
In Performance Detail view, you also have the
option to right-click and choose View Details. This brings up the alert
and a list of services at the bottom of the screen, each identified
with PID and utilization, as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18. Performance Details view.
BPA Results
These alerts display only if a Best Practices
Analyzer (BPA) scan has been executed. The alerts are informational,
warning, and error. Only errors are alerted on in the default filter.
Note
It is worth noting that a direct link exists
within Server Manager to a number of tools. The Tools menu in the top
menu includes shortcuts to Computer Manager, Event Viewer, Performance
Monitor, Resource Monitor, Services, Task Scheduler, and PowerShell, as
shown in Figure 19.
Figure 19. Server Manager links to other tools.
