those cases where a link is provided. All tools should be accessed from a Windows Server 2003 server console, except in those cases where a link is provided. Table 3. File Service Tools or Technologies Required Technology Description Location Disk Defragmenter Tool used to analyze volumes for fragmentation. Also used to defragment volumes. Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter System Monitor (formerly known as Performance Monitor) Tool used to collect data on server health and performance Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > System Monitor Event Viewer Tool used to monitor and gather information on system, security, and application events Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Event Viewer Quota Entries window To be used to view and configure quotas on a volume On the properties page of a NTFS volume Microsoft Distributed File System (DFS) Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Tool used to monitor DFS namespace, including roots, links, and targets Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Distributed File System Disk Cleanup Tool used to remove temporary files, Internet cache files, and unnecessary program files Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup Backup Tool used to perform backup and restore operations Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Backup Ntfrsutl.exe Tool used for troubleshooting FRS on DFS Windows Server 2003 Support Tools Dfsutil.exe Tool used to configure and troubleshoot DFS Windows Server 2003 Support Tools Recommended Technology Description Location Srvinfo.exe Tool used to gather system information from servers Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit
System\Context Switches/sec The combined rate at which all processors on the computer are switched from one thread to another. Context switches occur when a running thread voluntarily relinquishes the processor, is preempted by a higher priority ready thread, or switches between user mode and privileged mode to use an executive or subsystem service. High rates of context switching can result from inefficient hardware or poorly designed device drivers or applications. Memory Performance Notes Memory\Pages/sec Pages/sec is the rate at which pages are read from or written to the disk in order to resolve hard page faults. This counter is a primary indicator of the kinds of faults that cause system-wide delays. Memory\Available megabytes (MB) Available megabytes is the amount of physical memory, in megabytes, immediately available for allocation to a process or for system use. Paging File\% Usage The amount of the page file instance in use in percent. Network Performance Notes Server\Error System The number of times an internal server error was detected. Unexpected errors usually indicate a problem with the server. Server\Work Item Shortages This occurs when no work item is available or can be allocated to service the incoming request. A work item is the location where the server stores a server message block (SMB). Work item shortages might be caused by an overloaded server. Server\Blocking Requests Rejected The number of times the server has rejected blocking SMBs due to insufficient count of free work items. This counter indicates whether the MaxWorkItem or MinFreeWorkItems server parameters might need to be adjusted. Server Work Queues\Queue Length Queue length is the current length of the server work queue for this CPU. A sustained