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System Monitoring

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System monitoring involves tracking and analyzing the performance and operational health of a computer system.

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System monitoring is a critical process in systems management, involving the continuous tracking of computer system operations, resource usage, and performance metrics to ensure optimal performance and identify potential issues. This process helps administrators in maintaining system integrity, planning capacity, and optimizing resource allocation. Monitoring tools gather data on CPU load, memory usage, network bandwidth, storage read/write speeds, and other key performance indicators to alert users to anomalies that might indicate hardware failures or performance degradation.

examples

Monitoring CPU and memory usage of a server using Nagios, detecting when CPU utilization exceeds 85% over a 5-minute interval.

Commonly used in data centers to prevent server overload and ensure efficient resource allocation.

Utilizing the Windows Performance Monitor to track disk I/O rates and identify performance bottlenecks in storage access.

Deployed within enterprise IT environments to diagnose slow application response times due to storage delays.