{"id":9511,"date":"2018-12-31T19:18:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-31T13:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/?p=9511"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:47:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T09:17:32","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-server-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weblizar.com\/blog\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-server-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Need to Know About Server Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"

Server Monitoring<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You\u2019ve just got your first job as a server administrator, and you have no idea what you\u00a0should be considered when it comes to server performance monitoring<\/a>. The truth is that\u00a0there isn\u2019t a hard-and-fast answer to this question. It depends on a number of things,\u00a0such as the application running on the server. Depending on what that application is,\u00a0there are many services critical to the app that you will have to watch around the clock.\u00a0Some other services need to use some of the operating system’s<\/a> (OS’s) built-in\u00a0applications when they\u2019re running while other apps have everything they need on board.\u00a0All the same, whatever kind of application you\u2019re running, there are some things that\u00a0have to be monitored, and that\u2019s what we\u2019re going to look at today.<\/p>\n

CPU<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The central processing unit (CPU) is the brains of the computer and because, it is also a\u00a0computer, the server. The CPU is the part of the system that runs your programs by\u00a0carrying out the instructions on them. It will perform the basic input\/output, logical and\u00a0arithmetical operations on the server system. You don\u2019t want your server to be utilizing\u00a0the CPU at 100 percent for more than a few seconds at a time, which can be disastrous.\u00a0It means there is no space for some additional requests to come through because all\u00a0the CPU\u2019s power is in use. Some of those additional requests being blocked could be\u00a0mission critical.<\/p>\n

There could be a whole host of possible things causing the spike in CPU usage and,\u00a0depending on what it is, you may have to add more CPUs, upgrade your CPU hardware\u00a0or shut down superficial services that are using too many of the system\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n

To be entirely fair, there isn\u2019t a magic number we can use for the proper percentage at which CPU<\/a> usage should be. This all depends on the kind of application you\u2019re running\u00a0on the server. However, as a tentative rule of thumb, you should be worried if your\u00a0CPU’s usage is running consistently at 75 percent or higher.<\/p>\n

RAM<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RAM stands for random access memory<\/a> and is a kind of storage for data. A server can\u00a0take some of the vital information that applications need to run and load them into the\u00a0RAM so that it can be accessed faster. This makes the application run much fast and\u00a0improves its performance. This works the way it does because RAM is a kind of flash-based storage, which means it runs much faster than a hard disk that depends on\u00a0physical moving components to store data.<\/p>\n

If your server doesn\u2019t have RAM because it has already used up whatever it has, it\u2019s\u00a0going to take a chunk of space on the hard drive and turn it into virtual memory. That\u00a0space is reserved for use by the CPU. This is known as swapping and causes the\u00a0performance of your applications to degrade because the hard drive is a much slower\u00a0storage form than RAM. Your system files also get fragmented as a result of swapping,\u00a0which degrades the performance of the server further. If your server is using an\u00a0increasing amount of the available RAM, then you need to get more RAM. It will\u00a0certainly, help the server perform better.<\/p>\n

Hard Disk<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This is where data is stored. The hard disk has many rotating disks<\/a> that are coated with\u00a0a magnetic material. They also have magnetic heads that are arranged in a special way\u00a0to read and write data from and to the disk.<\/p>\n

The data stored in the hard disk is permanent and stays on the hard disk until you erase\u00a0it. You should monitor it for a variety of reasons. For starters, the OS needs hard disk\u00a0space for its routine processes, such as caching and paging files. Your application also\u00a0needs space on the hard disk where it will write the data it needs to cache and store\u00a0permanent user-accessible data. When you run low on hard disk space, then your file\u00a0system is likely to be fragmented, which could affect your performance.<\/p>\n

Hardware<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are other hardware components that need constant monitoring:<\/p>\n

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  • CPU fan:<\/strong> The CPU fan cools the CPU. It does this in a variety of ways, such as swapping cool air from outside with the warm air inside or circulating air over a heatsink. If it fails, then your server overheats and fails or shuts down so that the components don\u2019t see serious damage. Either way, it becomes unavailable. You should monitor the speed of your fan and make sure it\u2019s not beyond safe levels.<\/li>\n
  • Power supply:<\/strong> Your power supply unit converts AC power to DC power. Most\u00a0modern computers use a switched-mode power supply. You need to monitor the\u00a0voltage, amperage, and wattage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Overall, it\u2019s important to monitor the health of your server to understand what is going\u00a0on behind the scenes. That way, you get to run a better app and, ultimately, better\u00a0service for your customers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Server Monitoring You\u2019ve just got your first job as a server administrator, and you have no idea what you\u00a0should be considered when it comes to server performance monitoring. The truth is that\u00a0there isn\u2019t a hard-and-fast answer to this question. It depends on a number of things,\u00a0such as the application running on the server. 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