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Traffic levels on your company network have risen precipitously, and you have

determined that this is due to a dramatic increase in packet retransmissions. You

suspect that one of the routers on the network is dropping packets. How do you

determine which one?

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6� Maintaining Server Availability

Exam Objectives in this Chapter:

Plan network traffic monitoring. Tools might include Network Monitor and System

Monitor.

Identify system bottlenecks, including memory, processor, disk, and network

related bottlenecks.

Identify system bottlenecks by using System Monitor.

Plan a backup and recovery strategy.

Identify appropriate backup types. Methods include full, incremental, and

differential.

Plan a backup strategy that uses volume shadow copy.

Plan system recovery that uses Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Why This Chapter Matters

The tools discussed in this chapter should be part of every network administra­

tor’s basic tool kit. Keeping your servers running smoothly and protecting their

data are top priorities that you should observe before any signs of trouble occur.

In the real world, you can use the Performance console to monitor virtually every

aspect of the performance of a computer running the Microsoft Windows

Server 2003 family, and to alert you when conditions signal any kind of trouble.

Network Monitor enables you to examine any kind of traffic on your network,

and is also a valuable aid for learning about network protocols.

Lessons in this Chapter:

Lesson 1: Monitoring Network Traffic . . . 6-2

Lesson 2: Monitoring Network Servers . . . 6-16

Lesson 3: Planning a Backup Strategy . . . 6-31

Before You Begin

To perform the practice exercises in this chapter, you must have installed and config­

ured Windows Server 2003 using the procedure described in “About This Book.”