Monitoring and controlling services on computers
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Monitoring and controlling services on computers
Using the Windows interface
Using command-line tools
Using the Windows interface
The following table lists some of the most common tasks for monitoring and controlling services, and the tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under "Tool or feature".
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Collect performance data automatically from local or remote computers, and package data so that it can be viewed by System Monitor or exported to a spreadsheet or database for further analysis and report generation. |
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Track how often users shut down or restart their computers. |
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Display system configuration information for local and remote computers, including hardware configurations, computer components, software and drivers. |
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Collect and view extensive data about the usage of hardware resources and the activity of system services on your computer or other computers on the network. |
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View and change system properties on a local or remote computer. |
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Monitor key indicators of your computer's performance. |
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Synchronize time on the computers in your network. |
For more information about monitoring and controlling services on computers, see "Part Four: Operating System Services" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.
Using command-line tools
The following table lists some of the most common tasks for monitoring and controlling services, and the command-line tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under "Command-line tool."
| Task | Command-line tool |
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Configure the translation of events to traps, trap destinations, or both based on information in a configuration file. |
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Register new Performance counter names and Explain text for a service or device driver; saves or restore counter settings and explain text. |
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Manage and schedule performance counter and event trace log collections on local and remote computers. |
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Display system status, change system settings, or reconfigure ports or devices. |
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Display a comprehensive view of the hardware, system components, and software environment on the local computer. |
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Open a Performance console configured with the System Monitor Active-X control and the Performance Logs and Alerts Service snap-in in the Microsoft Management Console. |
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Extract performance counters from performance counter logs into other formats, such as text-TSV (for tab-delimited text), text-CSV (for comma-delimited text), binary-BIN, or SQL. |
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Communicate with the Service Controller and installed services; retrieve or set control information about services. |
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Display detailed configuration information about a computer and its operating system, including operating system configuration, security information, product ID, and hardware properties, such as RAM, disk space, and network cards. |
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End one or more tasks or processes. |
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Display a list of applications, services, and the Process ID (PID) currently running on either a local or a remote computer. |
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Process event trace logs or real-time data from instrumented event trace providers, and generate trace analysis reports and CSV (comma-delimited) files for the events generated. |
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Display performance counter data. |
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Remove performance counter names and explain text for a service or device driver from the system registry. |
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Diagnose problems occurring with Windows Time. |
For more information about the command shell, see Command shell overview. For information about tools used to manage the command-prompt window, see Manage the command-prompt window. For an alphabetical list of all of the command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z.