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Windows Server Monitoring and Administration


The key to Windows server performance often comes down to whether or not administrators are using the right tools. New server monitoring and management tools are coming out all the time, and our experts know the best free tools for Windows environments. This topic page features the top tools and utilities for troubleshooting and managing a Windows server. Check out our book excerpt from the Windows Administrator's Automation Toolkit to learn some helpful server management secrets, plus our running series which analyzes the Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit. These utilities are sure to keep your Windows servers humming.
IN THIS TOPIC:  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (41) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (10) , NEWS (5)

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  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 42
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Take control of server clusters with Microsoft's ClusDiag tool
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TIP - Microsoft's Cluster Diagnostics tool is a great utility for managing Windows server clusters. Learn the basics of ClusDiag, as well as installation tips to get you started.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 10
How to use Debug Diagnostics to troubleshoot IIS issues
By Tim Fenner, Contributor
SearchWinComputing.com | 16 Oct 2007

RESOURCE GUIDE - Learn how to use the Debug Diagnostics utility in the IIS Diagnostic Toolkit to troubleshoot performance issues in any Win32 user-mode process.
How to use Trace Diagnostics 1.0 to troubleshoot IIS issues
By Tim Fenner, Contributor
SearchWinComputing.com | 16 Oct 2007

RESOURCE GUIDE - Learn how to use the The Trace Diagnostics 1.0 utility which admins can use to troubleshoot Internet Information Services (IIS) worker process problems.
How to use the IIS Diagnostics Toolkit's WFetch 1.4 utility
By Tim Fenner, Contributor
SearchWinComputing.com | 16 Oct 2007

RESOURCE GUIDE - Learn how to use the WFetch 1.4 utility to troubleshoot connectivity issues between IIS and Web clients
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  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 5
Microsoft midmarket server could save IT a bundle
SearchWinIT.com | 07 Jul 2008
ARTICLE - Microsoft adds tools and upgrade discounts to its midmarket Windows Essential Business Server. This week the server combo hits its release candidate milestone.
WSUS gets ready for Windows Server 2008
SearchWinIT.com | 07 Nov 2007
ARTICLE - WSUS 3.0 SP1 RC supports 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2008.
Blade servers: small in size, big on energy costs
SearchWinIT.com | 14 Mar 2006
ARTICLE - New research finds IT managers are struggling with energy headaches, and blade servers are a major heat source.
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SEE ALSO - Topics Related to Windows Server Monitoring and Administration: 
Windows Server Clustering, Windows Server Troubleshooting, Windows Server Consolidation Strategies, Microsoft Windows Server Provisioning, Windows Server Security, Windows Server Virtualization and Microsoft Hyper-V




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