One of the servers on the network stops responding due to lack of available memory. Server administrators did not have a clear definition of what action should have taken place based on the…

The correct answer is B. Set up a performance baseline. A performance baseline documents normal operating metrics - including typical and acceptable memory usage ranges - for a system under normal workload. With a baseline in place, administrators can define thresholds and automated alerts that trigger before memory is exhausted…

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Question

One of the servers on the network stops responding due to lack of available memory. Server administrators did not have a clear definition of what action should have taken place based on the available memory. Which of the following would have BEST kept this incident from occurring?

Options

ASet up a protocol analyzer
BSet up a performance baseline
CReview the systems monitor on a monthly basis
DReview the performance monitor on a monthly basis

How the community answered

(19 responses)

A
5% (1)
B
89% (17)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

A performance baseline documents normal operating metrics - including typical and acceptable memory usage ranges - for a system under normal workload. With a baseline in place, administrators can define thresholds and automated alerts that trigger before memory is exhausted, and they have a clear reference for what constitutes abnormal behavior requiring intervention. Without a baseline, there is no standard against which to measure degradation. Option A (protocol analyzer) captures network traffic and would not help with memory monitoring. Options C and D (monthly reviews) are too infrequent and reactive - by the time a monthly review occurs, the outage has already happened. Baselines enable proactive, threshold-based monitoring.

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