User Guide

84 Server Operating System Administration Guide
Server Operating System Administration Guide
103-000148-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
The “Other Information and Statistics to Monitor” on page 87 section includes
error logs, available free disk space, and user accounts. To be prepared for
power supply interruptions, test your UPS (uninterruptable power system)
periodically.
Becoming familiar with your server’s day-to-day performance and its
characteristic response to its unique load will help you to better interpret the
information and statistics that the monitoring utilities provide.
MONITOR’s General Information
Most of the important performance indicators that can be used to track,
diagnose, and resolve server problems appear in the General Information
screen in MONITOR. This window is displayed when you load MONITOR.
The following information describes the onscreen performance indicators.
 Utilization. Average of the server’s total processing capacity that was
used during the last second, expressed as a percentage. The remainder of
the time is spent in an idle loop. Monitor the patterns of utilization.
Does utilization go to 100 percent? Does it reach a plateau or does it peak
for a few seconds and then drop? What time and how frequently does it
peak?