Examining and Tuning Disk Performance

The disk system handles the storage and movement of programs and data on your system, giving it a powerful influence on your system's overall responsiveness. The Performance console provides disk-specific counters that enable you to measure disk activity and throughput, and instructs you on strategies to improve disk performance. In addition, it also covers tools found on the Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Resource Kit companion CD that can assist you in determining which programs are putting the greatest demand on your disk system.

In This Chapter

Disk Monitoring Concepts

Configuring the Disk and File System for Performance

Working with Disk Counters

Establishing a Baseline for Disk Usage

Investigating Disk Performance Problems

Resolving Disk Bottlenecks

Evaluating Cache and Disk Usage by Applications

Related Information in the Resource Kit

For more information about disks and file systems, see "Disk Concepts and Troubleshooting" and "File Systems" in this book.
For more information about system monitoring, see "Overview of Performance Monitoring" in this book.
For more information about evaluating memory usage, see "Evaluating Memory and Cache Usage" in this book.