You have a server named Server1 that runs Windows Server 2012 R2.
You discover that the performance of Server1 is poor.
The results of a performance report generated on Server1 are shown in the following table.
You need to identify the cause of the performance issue.
What should you identify?
A.
Driver malfunction
B.
Insufficient RAM
C.
Excessive paging
D.
NUMA fragmentation
Explanation:
Processor: %DPC Time. Much like the other values, this counter shows the amount of time that the
processor spends servicing DPC requests. DPC requests are more often than not associated with the
network interface.
Processor: % Interrupt Time. This is the percentage of time that the processor is spending on
handling Interrupts. Generally, if this value exceeds 50% of the processor time you may have a
hardware issue. Some components on the computer can force this issue and not really be a problem.
For example a programmable I/O card like an old disk controller card, can take up to 40% of the CPU
time. A NIC on a busy IIS server can likewise generate a large percentage of processor activity.
Processor: % User Time. The value of this counter helps to determine the kind of processing that is
affecting the system. Of course the resulting value is the total amount of non-idle time that was
spent on User mode operations. This generally means application code.
Processor: %Privilege Time. This is the amount of time the processor was busy with Kernel mode
operations. If the processor is very busy and this mode is high, it is usually an indication of some type
of NT service having difficulty, although user mode programs can make calls to the Kernel mode NT
components to occasionally cause this type of performance issue.
Memory: Pages/sec. This value is often confused with Page Faults/sec. The Pages/sec counter is a
combination of Pages Input/sec and Pages Output/sec counters. Recall that Page Faults/sec is a
combination of hard page faults and soft page faults. This counter, however, is a general indicator of
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Although the explanation explains each counter, it is still unclear as to which counter is indicating that the issue is a driver malfunction. Can someone explain further?
Excessive %DPC Time might be an indication of a hardware or device driver problem.
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Juan is correct:
Total Processor % DPC Time (Collection Rule) (35%)
This rule collects the Total Instance of the % DPC Time performance counter. By default, a sample is taken every 5 minutes. % DPC Time monitors the percentage of time that the processor spent in routines known as deferred procedures calls, which are device driver scheduled routes which are called from ISRs. Excessive %DPC Time might be an indication of a hardware or device driver problem.
Total Processor % Interrupt Time (Collection Rule) (51%)
This rule collects the Total Instance of the % Interrupt Time performance counter. By default, a sample is taken every 5 minutes. % Interrupt Time monitors the overall average processor utilization that occurred in Interrupt mode. Only interrupt service routines (ISRs), which are device driver functions run in Interrupt mode. Excessive % Interrupt Time can identify that a device is malfunctioning and serves as a secondary indicator that a device might be contributing to a processor bottleneck.