How to monitor a particular process with Performance Monitor ?

From the Windows 2003 R2 Server Performance Monitor log file, we find that
there is CPU surge (Utilization up to 50%) every 5 minutes.

That Server is running a financial package. We talk to the vendor and they
ask us to monitor a particular process (background job) - XXXX.exe.

We would like to know is it possible for us to use performance monitor to
keep track the CPU utilization of that particular task ?

You advice is sought.

 

Yes. Processes is the object, and you will find each process as an instance
by either PID or NAME.

Generally though using Task Manager may be more convenient for processes
(esp. those that start and stop) if you don't need to LOG the data but only
view it.

Task Manager has many more counters to view if you add them -- Menu: View
can set the columns to display.

 

Would it be possible for me to use Performance Monitor to log the CPU
utilization of that particular PID ? This is because the software vendor
ask us to prove it is their problem and not our network / Server problem.

Thanking you in anticipation.
Peter

 

The PID will change each time the process starts

You may need to search for the exe, then get the PID from that

something like tasklist or PSList may help

Roga

 

The PID is visible (but not completely obvious) in PerfMon too.

You can do it all in one place.


BUT if you monitor by NAME of the application, you can start the
Application ONE time, get the monitoring started (haven't seen how
else to get the name in there using the GUI) and then when it starts
and stops the monitoring will continue with the new instance of the
same (name) app.