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In this exercise, you will monitor network infrastructure services on your network.
To monitor Network Server Activity on a file and print server, follow these steps:

1. Open System Monitor by launching Start > Administrative Tools > Performance.
2. Click the Add button on the toolbar.
3. In the Add Counters dialog box, specify a file and print server other than the local computer and select the following performance objects and counters:
   1. Select Server from the performance object drop-down list, select Bytes Total/Sec in the counter list box, and click the Add button.
   2. Select Server from the performance object drop-down list, select Server Sessions from the counter list box, and click the Add button.
   3. Select Server from the performance object drop-down list, select Sessions Errored Out from the counter list box, and click the Add button.
   4. Select Print Queue from the performance object drop-down list, select Jobs from the counter list box, and click the Add button.
   5. Select Print Queue from the performance object drop-down list, select Bytes Printed/Sec from the counter list box, and click the Add button.
   6. Select Print Queue from the performance object drop-down list, select Out Of Paper Errors from the counter list box, and click the Add button.
4. Click the Close button. You will see these counters added to your chart.
5. Change to the Histogram view by clicking the Histogram button on the toolbar. The Histogram button looks like a small bar graph.
6. From a client computer, generate activity to be measured by copying several files from the file server. Remove the paper from the printer and send three one-page print jobs to the printer.
7. Note the change in counters for the Server and Print Queue performance objects. These numbers are cumulative for the session. You can use them in your baselines to estimate the load on a file and print server.
8. Go to Start ? Control Panel ? Printers and Faxes, and open the print queue for the printer to which you sent the jobs. Clear the print queue by choosing Printer ? Cancel All Documents, and choose Yes when prompted.
9. To monitor the Network Server Activity on a Web server, follow these steps:
10. Launch System Monitor on a computer that is configured as a Web server.
11. Remove the default counters by highlighting each counter and clicking the Delete button on the toolbar. The Delete button looks like a black X.
12. Click the Add button on the toolbar.
13. In the Add Counters dialog box, specify a Web server other than the local computer and select the following performance objects and counters:
    1. Select Web Service from the performance object drop-down list, select Bytes Total/Sec in the counter list box, choose the appropriate instance, and click the Add button.
    2. Select Web Service from the performance object drop-down list, select Get Requests/Sec from the counter list box, choose the appropriate instance, and click the Add button.
    3. Select Web Service from the performance object drop-down list, select Total Not Found Errors from the counter list box, choose the appropriate instance, and click the Add button.
    4. Select Web Service from the performance object drop-down list, select Service Uptime from the counter list box, choose the appropriate instance, and click the Add button.
    5. Select Web Service Cache from the performance object drop-down list, select File Cache Hits % from the counter list box, choose the appropriate instance, and click the Add button.
14. Click the Close button. You will see these counters added to your chart.
15. Change to the Histogram view by clicking the Histogram button on the toolbar. The Histogram button looks like a small bar graph.
16. From a client computer, generate activity to be measured by accessing every page in the Web site through Internet Explorer.
17. Note the change in counters for the Web Service and Web Service Cache performance objects. These numbers are cumulative. You can use them in your baselines to estimate load on a Web server.