AX, SQL, Windows Server, Network Performance monitoring and Diagnostic Tools

Hi Folks,

Please find the below performance analysis and diagnostic tools for AX:-

1. Trace Parser

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg731935.aspx

2. Performance Monitor

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749115.aspx

3. AX Diagnostic Framework Tool

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj884461.aspx

4. System Diagnostic Services

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn268619.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn268615.aspx

5. Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics AX (DynamicsPerf)

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axinthefield/archive/2011/02/28/setting-up-performance-analyzer-for-microsoft-dynamics.aspx

6. Life Cycle Services

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn268616.aspx

7. Intelligent Data Management Framework (IDMF)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh378082.aspx

8. System Center Operations Manager Monitoring Pack for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26934

9. Performance Analysis of Logs

http://pal.codeplex.com/

Also refer http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axperf/

Please find the below performance analysis and diagnostic tools for SQL:-

1.SQL server profiler

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181091.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms173799.aspx

2.Distributed Replay

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff878183.aspx

3.System Performance Monitor

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191246.aspx

4.Activity Monitor

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175518.aspx

5.Transact-SQL

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187961.aspx

6.Data Collector

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb677179.aspx

7. SQL Diag

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms162833.aspx

8.Error logs

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms191202(v=sql.105).aspx

Also refer http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189081.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187830(v=sql.105).aspx

Please find the below performance analysis and diagnostic tools for Windows Server:-

1. Disk Defragmentation

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc778290(v=ws.10).aspx, http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/sysinternals/bb897428.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897426.aspx

2. Disk Cleanup

http://blogs.technet.com/b/hugofe/archive/2011/10/17/extend-system-partition-and-disk-cleanup-in-windows-2000-2003-xp-2008-2008-r2-7.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff630161(v=ws.10).aspx

3. Event Viewer

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc766042.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749408.aspx

4. Memory Utilization

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/dd535533.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/sysinternals/ff700229.aspx

5. Performance monitor

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749249.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749115.aspx

6. Memory cleaner

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc958278.aspx

7.Debugdiag

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40336

8.Windbg

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/hardware/hh852365

Please find the below performance analysis and diagnostic tools for Network:-

1.Packet analyzer

http://www.airgrab.com/Network_Packet_Analyzer/

2.Performance monitor

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938655.aspx and http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938566.aspx

3.Command Prompt

4.Firewall

5.Task Manager

6.Router & Switch

7.Network Monitoring

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=4865

8.Wireshark

http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

9.Fiddler

http://www.telerik.com/fiddler

Also refer http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-top-20-free-network-monitoring-and-analysis-tools-for-sys-admins/

Many Thanks,

Rudra

"Helping others without any expectation will always made the others to help you"