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michaewlewis

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CPU usage tracker
« on: May 08, 2007, 03:49:22 PM »
Does anybody know of any software, either built into windows or 3rd party, that can keep track of CPU/Memory usage? Task Manager keeps track of it for a little while in the performance tab, but I need it to go back several days or weeks. Either some sort of logger or trending software?
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    Re: CPU usage tracker
    « Reply #1 on: May 08, 2007, 03:51:02 PM »
    y? i think the computer keeps logs but im not sure maybe someone else will know
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    Re: CPU usage tracker
    « Reply #2 on: May 08, 2007, 04:45:00 PM »
    ya the computer keeps logs, but the logs it keeps are only events. CPU usage isn't normally classified as an event.
    I need to keep track of the CPU usage to help figure out why and when my sql server keeps crashing.
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      Re: CPU usage tracker
      « Reply #3 on: May 08, 2007, 05:13:27 PM »
      you think that would be a event thou
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      « Reply #4 on: May 08, 2007, 08:04:40 PM »
      Sysinternals free Process Explorer will save a log: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/ProcessExplorer.mspx  (Download link at bottom of page)
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      Re: CPU usage tracker
      « Reply #5 on: May 09, 2007, 07:27:22 AM »
      Thanks for the link, but the only log I noticed in the program was to save process information, not processor information.

      Allow me to update my needs.
      The sql server in question is believed to have a memory leak or something. When I restart the server, it takes up about 400 MB or ram. After a couple days, it takes up over 1.25 GB of ram. I want to be able to look back and see if the consumption of ram is linear the whole way, or if it has a spike somewhere and just never corrects itself.
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      Re: CPU usage tracker
      « Reply #6 on: May 09, 2007, 07:40:11 AM »
      windows has a bunch of monitors built into it. You can setup any of them to write a log file.

      http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/Windows2000Pro/reskit/part6/proch27.mspx?mfr=true
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      Re: CPU usage tracker
      « Reply #7 on: May 09, 2007, 11:39:34 AM »
      So how does perfmon save logs on xp?
      I'm considering finding a way to create my own vb program to log cpu and memory levels, but that would take a while since I don't know vb... you'd think that such a simple program would be all over the place. ???
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #8 on: May 09, 2007, 04:22:35 PM »
        What OS are you using?

        Remember there are 2 different XP's now.
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #9 on: May 10, 2007, 08:05:33 AM »
        I'm using XP pro and 2003 server and perfmon is the same in both, I'm assuming it would be the same in Home, if that's what you use.
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #10 on: May 10, 2007, 08:10:50 AM »
        Quote from: Sid on May 09, 2007, 04:22:35 PM
        What OS are you using?

        Remember there are 2 different XP's now.

        There have always been two... ::)
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #11 on: May 10, 2007, 08:13:10 AM »
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #12 on: May 10, 2007, 09:15:10 AM »
        Quote from: patio on May 10, 2007, 08:10:50 AM
        There have always been two... ::)
        except for just recently. Now a total of six versions are available...  :-X

        Thanks for the link. I didn't find much use for it though. I downloaded some of the programs and tested them, but the majority of them were not capable of historical usages. they were just realtime. :-\
        Well, I might be able to just run the task manager and use snagit to do an auto printscreen every hour....... Maybe that's what I'll do. Ya.
        thanks. I wish I could have thought of that earlier.
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #13 on: May 10, 2007, 11:02:18 AM »
        Quote from: michaewlewis on May 10, 2007, 09:15:10 AM
        Quote from: patio on May 10, 2007, 08:10:50 AM
        There have always been two... ::)
        except for just recently. Now a total of six versions are available...  :-X


        There are 6 versions of XP ? ? ?
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        Re: CPU usage tracker
        « Reply #14 on: May 10, 2007, 12:07:43 PM »
        I can think of 4.
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