Analyzing the Data

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 with SP1

The file counters for a particular service are an indicator of the network activity generated by that service. This data can also be associated with other performance measures to determine the effects of high and low file activity on server components.

The file counters in Table 6.9 display a cumulative total for all traffic since the service was started, regardless of when System Monitor was started. These counters do not display the current value or the rate at which files are transmitted. In IIS 6.0, the Web Service object (but not the FTP Service object) provides counters to measure the rate, in seconds, at which files are sent and received. The SMTP service provides similar counters that measure the rate at which messages are received and sent.

To calculate file transmission rates for the FTP service, you can use Performance Logs and Alerts to log the values for the file counters and the times at which measurements are taken. To derive the transmission rates, you can export the log files to a spreadsheet that associates the time of the measurement with the file count.