Spotlight on SQL Server 10.0.3 - Getting Started Guide

Network - Percentage Bandwidth Alarm

The average network bandwidth capacity of the specified network card is nearing the limit where it is saturating the network link. This value is taken over a specific number of background collections.

If this is happening regularly, look at:

• The NBT page of the Network drilldown to see if any users or other systems are copying an inordinate level of data between systems.
• Moving network applications or shared files to another machine to balance the load.
• Upgrading the network subsystem to a faster technology.
• Adding an additional network card to the machine and configuring the system to utilize it.

Tips:

• If there are multiple network cards on the target system, right-click the gauge and select Select network card to choose which one you want to display.
• You can configure this alarm to ignore certain values. See "Configure an Alarm to Ignore Certain Values" (page 1) for more information.

Related Links

Spotlight on Windows Alarms (page 1)

Network Drilldown (page 1)

Select the Network Card (page 1)