| title | Run System Monitor | Microsoft Docs | |||||
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| ms.date | 03/14/2017 | |||||
| ms.prod | sql | |||||
| ms.prod_service | database-engine | |||||
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| ms.technology | performance | |||||
| ms.topic | conceptual | |||||
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| ms.assetid | 05297984-bc8d-43df-829c-032387f7ea61 | |||||
| author | julieMSFT | |||||
| ms.author | jrasnick |
[!INCLUDEappliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] System Monitor uses remote procedure calls (RPCs) to collect information from Microsoft [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. Any user who has Microsoft Windows permissions to run System Monitor can use System Monitor to monitor [!INCLUDEssNoVersion].
Note
When using System Monitor or Performance Monitor, you cannot connect to an instance of [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] that is running on Windows 98.
As with all performance monitoring tools, expect some performance overhead when you use System Monitor to monitor [!INCLUDEssNoVersion]. The actual overhead in any specific instance depends on the hardware platform, the number of counters, and the selected update interval. However, the integration of System Monitor with [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] is designed to minimize any reduction in performance.
Note
If you have selected [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] performance counters to monitor in the System Monitor snap-in, you will see the counters even if [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] is not running.
For information about starting System Monitor, see Start System Monitor (Windows).