Monitoring a SSAS Server

When monitoring a SQL Server, the perfomanceindicators is something like:

Memory — Pages/Sec, Network Interface — Bytes Total/sec, PhysicalDisk — % Disk Time — _Total and so on.

Is there something else specific to monitor when looking at a Analysis Services Server ?

Yes, of course you can add a lot of counters about MDX, memory, locks, proactive caching and so on.

Try to have a look!

|||Ok, but you have a link or whitepaper telling a little more in detail ?|||

I don't remember a specific whitepaper.

You can find something more detailed in "AS2005 Performance Guide" that is available for download here:

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/5/e/85eea4fa-b3bb-4426-97d0-7f7151b2011c/SSAS2005PerfGuide.doc

Monitor Network traffic

I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
traffic?
thanks
Hi,
Network Performance Counters
One of the best ways to monitor if you have a network bottleneck is to watch
the "Network Interface Object: Bytes Total/Sec" counter. This counter
measures the number of bytes that are being sent back and forth between your
server and the network. This includes both SQL Server and non-SQL Server
network traffic. Assuming your server is a dedicated SQL Server, then the
vast majority of the traffic measured by this counter should be from SQL
Server.
There is no hard and fast "correct" number for this counter as it measures
the actual traffic. To help you decide if your server has a network
bottleneck, one way to use this number is to compare it with the maximum
traffic supported by the network connection your server is using. Also, this
is another important counter to watch over time. It is important to know if
your network traffic is increasing regularly. If it is, then you can use
this information to help you plan for future hardware needs.
If your SQL Server is experiencing network bottlenecks, consider these
possible solutions:
a.. Add faster network cards.
b.. Add additional network cards.
c.. Server network card should be attached to switches.
d.. Network cards should be running in full duplex mode.
e.. Tune your application so that it does not require unnecessary network
trips. Do this by returning only the required data and used stored
procedures.
f.. Remove all unnecessary network protocols from the server.
g.. Use TCP/IP as the network library on the client and server.
Before you can use the network performance counters, the Network Monitor
Agent service must be installed on your server. After installing it, you
will have to reboot. Also, don't forget to rerun the latest NaT service pack
to update the files added during the installation process.
Take a look into the MS tools available
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179428.aspx
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"John Grant" <JohnGrant@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
> and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
> traffic?
> thanks

Monitor Network traffic

I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
traffic?
thanksHi,
Network Performance Counters
One of the best ways to monitor if you have a network bottleneck is to watch
the "Network Interface Object: Bytes Total/Sec" counter. This counter
measures the number of bytes that are being sent back and forth between your
server and the network. This includes both SQL Server and non-SQL Server
network traffic. Assuming your server is a dedicated SQL Server, then the
vast majority of the traffic measured by this counter should be from SQL
Server.
There is no hard and fast "correct" number for this counter as it measures
the actual traffic. To help you decide if your server has a network
bottleneck, one way to use this number is to compare it with the maximum
traffic supported by the network connection your server is using. Also, this
is another important counter to watch over time. It is important to know if
your network traffic is increasing regularly. If it is, then you can use
this information to help you plan for future hardware needs.
If your SQL Server is experiencing network bottlenecks, consider these
possible solutions:
a.. Add faster network cards.
b.. Add additional network cards.
c.. Server network card should be attached to switches.
d.. Network cards should be running in full duplex mode.
e.. Tune your application so that it does not require unnecessary network
trips. Do this by returning only the required data and used stored
procedures.
f.. Remove all unnecessary network protocols from the server.
g.. Use TCP/IP as the network library on the client and server.
Before you can use the network performance counters, the Network Monitor
Agent service must be installed on your server. After installing it, you
will have to reboot. Also, don't forget to rerun the latest NaT service pack
to update the files added during the installation process.
Take a look into the MS tools available
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179428.aspx
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"John Grant" <JohnGrant@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:950901AE-F368-4B9A-A523-47E1D5A8FD87@.microsoft.com...
>I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
> and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
> traffic?
> thanks

Monitor Network traffic

I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
traffic?
thanksHi,
Network Performance Counters
One of the best ways to monitor if you have a network bottleneck is to watch
the "Network Interface Object: Bytes Total/Sec" counter. This counter
measures the number of bytes that are being sent back and forth between your
server and the network. This includes both SQL Server and non-SQL Server
network traffic. Assuming your server is a dedicated SQL Server, then the
vast majority of the traffic measured by this counter should be from SQL
Server.
There is no hard and fast "correct" number for this counter as it measures
the actual traffic. To help you decide if your server has a network
bottleneck, one way to use this number is to compare it with the maximum
traffic supported by the network connection your server is using. Also, this
is another important counter to watch over time. It is important to know if
your network traffic is increasing regularly. If it is, then you can use
this information to help you plan for future hardware needs.
If your SQL Server is experiencing network bottlenecks, consider these
possible solutions:
a.. Add faster network cards.
b.. Add additional network cards.
c.. Server network card should be attached to switches.
d.. Network cards should be running in full duplex mode.
e.. Tune your application so that it does not require unnecessary network
trips. Do this by returning only the required data and used stored
procedures.
f.. Remove all unnecessary network protocols from the server.
g.. Use TCP/IP as the network library on the client and server.
Before you can use the network performance counters, the Network Monitor
Agent service must be installed on your server. After installing it, you
will have to reboot. Also, don't forget to rerun the latest NaT service pack
to update the files added during the installation process.
Take a look into the MS tools available
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms179428.aspx
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"John Grant" <JohnGrant@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:950901AE-F368-4B9A-A523-47E1D5A8FD87@.microsoft.com...
>I would like to know how much network traffic I am using between my client
> and SQL Server. What would be a good tool to capture the total amount of
> traffic?
> thanks

Monitor for 60% server utilization...

I want to monitor a SQL server to alert me when the
server is at 60% utilization. Ideally I want to know
which counters to look for, such as total memory, %
Processor Time, Available memory, anything you can think
of that is relevant. I know sql performance jumps but
maybe over a 15 or 30 second interval, average the
counters and if they average over 60% to send out an
alert.
Question one: Which Perfmon counters would you watch for
to determine what percentage utilized the server is
running at.
Question two: Can you think of an easier way to find
server utilization. Where I can say, "Check this, if its
at this level your server is at 60% utilized."
Question three: Can you tell perfmon to monitor counters
and average them over 30 second intervals and send alerts
when any consecutive 30 seconds maintains 60% utilized.
Are you looking to identify a problem? 60% of what? Disk? Memory? CPU? ?
"Tim" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I want to monitor a SQL server to alert me when the
> server is at 60% utilization. Ideally I want to know
> which counters to look for, such as total memory, %
> Processor Time, Available memory, anything you can think
> of that is relevant. I know sql performance jumps but
> maybe over a 15 or 30 second interval, average the
> counters and if they average over 60% to send out an
> alert.
> Question one: Which Perfmon counters would you watch for
> to determine what percentage utilized the server is
> running at.
> Question two: Can you think of an easier way to find
> server utilization. Where I can say, "Check this, if its
> at this level your server is at 60% utilized."
> Question three: Can you tell perfmon to monitor counters
> and average them over 30 second intervals and send alerts
> when any consecutive 30 seconds maintains 60% utilized.
|||Memory and CPU. Just trying to figure out when the
server is going to needs some help, Either more memory or
another SQL Server.
>--Original Message--
>Are you looking to identify a problem? 60% of what?
Disk? Memory? CPU? ?
>
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|||anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com wrote:
> Memory and CPU. Just trying to figure out when the
> server is going to needs some help, Either more memory or
> another SQL Server.
Or more tuning...
David G.
|||Hi,
1] I often use the following counters to get an initial overview of CPU
and memory :
For CPU :
Processor.%ProcessorTime, and Process.%ProcessorTime[SQLServr]. This
tells me how busy the server is, and whether it is being used by SQL Server.
System.ProcessorQueueLength. Should not be more than 2 per processor.
For Memory :
Memory.PageFaults/s. This should be low, otherwise your system is
constantly going to disk for memory
SQLServer:BufferManager.BufferCacheHitRatio. This should be high,
meaning SQL is finding all its data in memory.
Total Memory and Available memory are not that meaningfull, as SQL
doesnt release memory until another application needs it.
2] There are some really good tools out there that monitor these
counters, and raise alerts when thresholds are reached. I've used Quest
Spotlight, and BMC's DBXray.
3] Some of the perfmon counters are averaged over your sample interval,
others are a 'snapshot' at the time the sample is taken. I dont think
this is configurable.
If you want to be alerted when a threshold value is exceeded, you can
configure perfmon "alerts" to alert you.
thanks
Ian
iank@.iworks.co.za
Tim wrote:
> I want to monitor a SQL server to alert me when the
> server is at 60% utilization. Ideally I want to know
> which counters to look for, such as total memory, %
> Processor Time, Available memory, anything you can think
> of that is relevant. I know sql performance jumps but
> maybe over a 15 or 30 second interval, average the
> counters and if they average over 60% to send out an
> alert.
> Question one: Which Perfmon counters would you watch for
> to determine what percentage utilized the server is
> running at.
> Question two: Can you think of an easier way to find
> server utilization. Where I can say, "Check this, if its
> at this level your server is at 60% utilized."
> Question three: Can you tell perfmon to monitor counters
> and average them over 30 second intervals and send alerts
> when any consecutive 30 seconds maintains 60% utilized.