Windows NT Magazine Instant Solutions: Optimizing and Tuning Windows NT 4.0

by Stewart, James Michael

• ISBN13: 9781882419999
• ISBN10: 1882419995
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: 29TH STREET PRESS

Summary

The author of numerous NT-related books, Stewart gives immediate solutions to specific Windows NT problems. Designed as a quick reference for optimizing and tuning Windows NT Server and Workstation, this book presents explanations of common symptoms related to performance issues.

Author Biography

James Michael Stewart, MCSE, has been developing Windows NT 4.0 courseware for several years. He has contributed to several titles in the Exam Cram series and co-authored the Hip Pocket Guide to HTML 4 and the Intranet Bible. Michael has written for Windows NT Magazine, Computer Currents InfoWorld, and Datamation. He is a regular speaker at Networld+Interop, and has taught at WNTIS and NT SANS. Michael founded IMPACT Online, a Web design and computer maintenance company based in Austin, Texas.

Table of Contents

NT Performance Tools: An Overview
Baselining	3	(4)
Bottlenecks	7	(1)
Performance Monitor	8	(8)
Chart View	9	(3)
Alert View	12	(1)
Log View	13	(2)
Report View	15	(1)
Resource Kit Tools for Performance Monitor	16	(2)
Network Monitor	18	(2)
Resource Kit Tools for Network Monitor	20	(1)
Control Panel Performance Tuning	21	(2)
Task Manager	23	(7)
Performance Monitor In Depth
Performance Monitor Overview	30	(15)
Chart View	30	(7)
Alert View	37	(4)
Log View	41	(3)
Report View	44	(1)
Special Counters	45	(3)
Types of Counters	48	(1)
Working with Performance Monitor	48	(3)
Logging, Bookmarks and Time Window	51	(3)
Troubleshooting	54	(4)
Lack of Process Time for Performance Monitor	55	(1)
Monitoring Threads and Processes	55	(1)
Counter Value of Zero	56	(1)
Process Not Appearing in Log	56	(1)
Alert View Limitations	57	(1)
Performance Library Error Logs	57	(1)
Important Performance Issues	58	(12)
Memory Bottlenecks	58	(1)
Troubleshooting a Physical RAM Shortage	59	(5)
Processor Bottlenecks	64	(1)
Disk Bottlenecks	65	(2)
Network Bottlenecks	67	(3)
Monitoring for Performance	70	(2)
Network Monitor: In Depth
Network Monitor Overview	72	(8)
Network Monitor Display	74	(5)
Capturing Basics	79	(1)
Menu and Toolbar Commands	80	(12)
File	80	(2)
Capture	82	(5)
Tools	87	(1)
Options	88	(1)
Window	89	(2)
Toolbar Commands	91	(1)
Capture Filters	92	(5)
Filtering by Protocol	94	(1)
Filtering by Address	95	(1)
Filtering by Data Pattern Matching	96	(1)
Capture Triggers	97	(2)
Displaying Captured Data	99	(5)
The Data Display Window	99	(2)
The Data Display Menu	101	(1)
File	101	(1)
Edit	102	(1)
Display	102	(1)
Tools	103	(1)
Options and Window	104	(1)
Display Filters	104	(2)
Network Monitor: NT vs. SMS	106	(1)
Monitoring Agent	107	(1)
Real-World Use of Network Monitor	107	(3)
Optimizing Network Monitor	110	(4)
Tuning Through The Windows NT Registry
Registry Overview	114	(4)
Registry Hives	117	(1)
Registry Reliability	118	(1)
Registry Subtrees	119	(12)
HKEY_Local_Machine	120	(5)
HKEY_Classes_Root	125	(1)
HKEY_Current_Config	126	(1)
HKEY_Current_User	126	(1)
HKEY_Users	126	(1)
Registry Size Limitations	127	(1)
Backing Up the Registry	128	(1)
Restoring the Registry	129	(2)
Editing the Registry	131	(1)
Registry Editing Caveats	132	(1)
Resource Kit Registry Tools	133	(1)
Registry Performance Improvements	134	(10)
TweakUI	134	(2)
System Policies and the Registry	136	(1)
Registry Value Entries: Memory	136	(1)
ClearPageFileAtShutdown	136	(1)
IoPageLockLimit	137	(1)
LargeSystemCache	137	(1)
DisablePagingExecutive	138	(1)
SecondLevelDataCache	138	(1)
Registry Value Entries: File System	138	(1)
NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate	138	(1)
NtfsDisable8dot3NameCreation	139	(1)
Registry Value Entries: Domain Controllers	139	(1)
Pulse	139	(1)
PulseConcurrency	140	(1)
Randomize	140	(1)
PulseMaximum	141	(1)
PulseTimeout1	141	(1)
PulseTimeout2	141	(1)
ReplicationGovernor	141	(1)
Registry Value Entries: Network Protocol---NetBEUI	142	(1)
AddNameQueryTimeout	142	(1)
AddNameQueryRetries	143	(1)
DefaultT1Timeout	143	(1)
DefaultT2Timeout	144	(1)
DefaultTiTimeout	144	(1)
Registry Value Entries: Network Protocol --- TCP/IP	144	(2)
TcpWindowSize	145	(1)
MaxDgramBuffering	145	(1)
BacklogIncrement	145	(1)
Other Useful Registry Value Entries	146	(4)
ThreadPriority	146	(1)
SpoolerPriority	146	(1)
Users	147	(1)
Autodisconnect	147	(1)
IsDomainMaster	148	(2)
Tuning With Additional NT Utilities
NT Task Manager	150	(6)
Applications Tab	150	(3)
Processes Tab	153	(2)
Performance Tab	155	(1)
NT Diagnostics	156	(2)
Control Panel Utilities	158	(18)
System Applet: Virtual Memory	159	(3)
System Applet: Environment	162	(1)
System Applet: Startup/Shutdown	163	(3)
Devices Applet	166	(1)
Services Applet	167	(3)
Network Applet: Bindings	170	(2)
Network Applet: Protocols	172	(1)
Network Applet: Server Service	172	(1)
Display Applet	173	(1)
Fonts Applet	174	(2)
Third-Party Alternatives
Locating Software	176	(3)
SERVERxtras	176	(1)
Beverly Hills Software	177	(1)
Windows NT Magazine	177	(1)
Windows NT Systems Magazine	177	(1)
System Internals	177	(2)
Uptime Monitor and Alert! for Windows NT	179	(1)
AutoPilot	180	(2)
Capacity Planner for Windows NT	182	(2)
ClearStats	184	(1)
PerfMan	185	(1)
Performance Works	186	(2)
TrendTrak	188	(1)
Observer	188	(3)
ProVision Network Monitor	191	(1)
EventMon	192	(3)
Appendix A
NT Server and Workstation Architecture	195	(1)
Microsoft Networking Family	195	(1)
NT Server	196	(1)
NT Workstation	197	(1)
Windows Clients	198	(1)
NT Overview	199	(1)
Multitasking	200	(1)
Virtual Machines	201	(1)
Multiprocessor	202	(1)
User Profiles	202	(1)
System and Security Policies	203	(1)
Remote Access	203	(1)
Fault Tolerance	203	(2)
Administrative Wizards	205	(1)
Portability	205	(1)
File Systems	206	(1)
Security	207	(1)
Wide Range of Clients	207	(1)
Application Compatibility	208	(1)
Storage	208	(1)
Connectivity	209	(1)
NT Architecture Overview	209	(1)
Kernal Mode	210	(3)
User Mode	213	(1)
NT Object Orientation	214	(3)
Appendix B
NT Memory, Storage Design, and More	217	(1)
NT Memory	217	(3)
NT and Mass Storage	220	(2)
Software RAID vs. Hardware RAID	222	(1)
Service Packs	223	(3)
Microsoft TechNet and Other Documentation	226