Performance Metrics

Performance Monitoring in Windows

• The following are important elements which needs to be monitored on a device:

  • Device/chassis

  • Temperature

  • Central processing unit (CPU) usage

  • Memory

• To monitor the performance of a Windows operating system, the Performance Monitor utility provides important performance data. To use Performance Monitor, use the following instructions:

1. 1. On the Windows search, type "performance monitor".

   2. To get real-time data on the system, click on Performance Monitor.

   3. To create a baseline (data set), click on Data Collector Sets > User Defined.

   4. Then, right-click on the User Defined > New > Data Collector Set.

   5. Set a name and Add Counters (data set). You add memory, CPU and network interface counters.

   6. Set the directory to store the data.

• To view the baseline report on Performance Monitor, use the following instructions:

1. 1. Right-click on the baseline data collector and select stop.

   2. Expand the Reports > User Defined > Name of the collector set.

Performance Monitoring in Linux 

• To monitor the performance of a Linux-based machine, you can use the following utilities:

  • top

  • htop

  • free

  • sysstat

  • sar 4

  • System monitor

  • HWMonitor - monitors the temperature of the device.