I Want to Know ...

PerformanceGuard provides the answers to many types of performance information needs — more than we can cram into a menu.

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In this section

• I Want to Know if Performance Is Good or Bad - rules of thumb for judging whether measured performance is acceptable.
• I Want to Know if a Computer Has Problems - check whether a specific computer has had performance problems, and when.
• I Want to Know if Applications Work OK - see how quickly critical applications respond across computers and locations.
• I Want to Know if Servers Respond Quickly - use the response time histogram to spot potentially overloaded servers.
• I Want to Know if Servers Can Handle Pressure - uncover scaling problems by comparing response times against load.
• I Want to Know if There’s Network Latency - detect network latency along a route with traceroute output.
• I Want to Know Who Consumes Resources - identify the processes and users that consume the most CPU and RAM.
• I Want to Know Who Generates IP Traffic - find the applications, processes, and locations that generate the most IP traffic.
• I Want to Know If Citrix Works OK - monitor Citrix server performance and session activity and quality.
• I Want to Know if Performance Counters Are Acceptable - interpret performance counter values.
• I Want to Know what Availability Means - understand how PerformanceGuard measures availability.
• If Startup & Logon Times Are OK - check whether computer startup and logon times are acceptable.
• If Want to Know if a Problem Affects One or Multiple Computers - determine whether a problem is isolated or widespread.