Kill off tasks one by one, then stop services one by one, waiting a few seconds in between, then when the thrashing stops, it'll likely be the last thing you killed.
Phillip Partipilo Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: finding out what is causing disk to thrash? Looking for ideas here. I have a File server (windows 2003) that is connected to a SAN via the F: drive. The F: drive is used to store user data (home folders). The F: drive is showing bad performance. When viewing Windows Performance Monitoring, the counter Disk Read % for F: is constantly pegged at 100%. Disk Write% on F: seems okay at < 10%. So, I'm trying to find out what is causing the constant reads. When I run Process Monitor (Filemon) on the server, I don't see anything that is hitting F: and causing the issue. I'm guessing that process monitor is NOT showing me the activity on F: from my networked PCs that are accessing the user share on the F: drive. So.... Is there a way to find out what/who is causing my disks to constantly be 100% Disk Read? I don't see anything outstanding under Open Files in Computer Management either... Ideas? -------------------------------------------------------------------- myhosting.com - Premium MicrosoftR WindowsR and Linux web and application hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ -- If this email is spam, report it here: http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6OTk5NTc5NzM1On BqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
