Monitoring performance in Windows

To monitor FileMaker Server in Windows, use the Reliability and Performance Monitor tool, also known as perfmon. Perfmon can be run from the command line by entering the command perfmon or it can be accessed from the Administrative Tools applet in the Windows Control Panel.

You can use Perfmon to monitor your system in real time or from a log file. It is monitoring tools, like Perfmon, that allow for professional level troubleshooting when it comes to diagnosing performance and complex stability issues.

To start monitoring your system you need to create a data collector set and individual data counters in Windows Performance Monitor in order to capture performance metrics. For more information search for "FileMaker Server for Windows Performance Monitoring" in the Knowledge Base.