These tools are installed when you install Windows NT Server:
Tool | Purpose | For more information: | |||
Event Viewer | Display the system, security, and application logs. | Chapter 37, "Monitoring Events," in the Windows NT Workstation Resource Guide. | |||
Performance Monitor | Measure your computer's efficiency, identify and troubleshoot possible problems, and plan for additional hardware needs. | Chapter 10, "About Performance Monitor," in the Windows NT Workstation Resource Guide. Chapter 8, "Monitoring Performance" in the Windows NT Server Concepts and Planning book. | |||
Task Manager | Monitor active applications and processes on your computer, and start and stop them. | Chapter 11, "Performance Monitoring Tools," in the Windows NT Workstation Resource Guide. | |||
Windows NT Diagnostics | Enables you to view hardware information in the Registry, such as currently loaded device drivers and IRQ values. | "Using the Windows NT Diagnostics Administrative Tool," presented later in this chapter. | |||
Windows NT Hardware Detection Tool (NTHQ) | Identifies installed hardware and settings for diagnostic purposes. | "Using the Windows NT Hardware Detection Tool (NTHQ)," presented later in this chapter. | |||
Network Monitor | Determines problems during session initialization, problems related to broadcast storms, and troubleshooting packets for transmission problems between computers. | Chapter 10, "Monitoring Your Network," in the Windows NT Server Concepts and Planning book. |