Keeping Monitoring Overhead Low

• Commerce Server performance counters and tools are designed for minimal performance overhead. However, performance tool operation is affected by file sizes and disk space taken up by log files, which contributes to overhead.
• You can reduce file size and related disk space usage by extending the update interval. Also, you can log data to a disk other than the one you are monitoring. Frequent logging also adds demand on disk input and output (I/O).

Increases in Monitoring Overhead

• If monitoring overhead is a concern, run only Performance Logs and Alerts and do not use a System Monitor graph for monitoring your site. You may find that overhead increases under each of the following conditions:
  • You are running System Monitor in graph view.
  • You have selected an option other than the default (current value) for a report view.
  • You are sampling data at very frequent intervals (less than three seconds apart).

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