SK0-004 · Question #347
A technician wants to compare a new servers performance over a period of time. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?
The correct answer is D. Establish a baseline for the server. Before comparing server performance over time, a technician must first establish a baseline so there is a known reference point for all future measurements.
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A technician wants to compare a new servers performance over a period of time. Which of the following should the technician do FIRST?
Options
- AMonitor processor performance logs
- BConstantly check the task manager
- CUse performance server logs
- DEstablish a baseline for the server
How the community answered
(50 responses)- A4% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D94% (47)
Why each option
Before comparing server performance over time, a technician must first establish a baseline so there is a known reference point for all future measurements.
Monitoring processor logs is a valid ongoing activity, but without a baseline already in place the data has no reference point for comparison.
Task Manager provides real-time snapshots but is not a structured method for capturing baseline data and cannot be used for reliable historical comparison.
Performance logs are useful for trending, but reviewing them before a baseline exists means there is no starting benchmark to measure deviation from.
A baseline captures the server's normal operating metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network) under typical load conditions. Without this reference point, any future monitoring data has nothing meaningful to compare against. Establishing the baseline is always the first step in any performance analysis workflow.
Concept tested: Establishing a server performance baseline
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/performance-tuning/
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