| title | Run Performance Monitor | |||||
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| description | Performance Monitor in Windows uses remote procedure calls to collect information from SQL Server. | |||||
| author | MikeRayMSFT | |||||
| ms.author | mikeray | |||||
| ms.date | 12/04/2023 | |||||
| ms.service | sql | |||||
| ms.subservice | performance | |||||
| ms.topic | concept-article | |||||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Performance Monitor uses remote procedure calls (RPCs) to collect information from Microsoft [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion]. Any user who has Microsoft Windows permissions to run Performance Monitor can use Performance Monitor to monitor [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion].
As with all performance monitoring tools, expect some performance overhead when you use Performance Monitor to monitor [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion]. 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 Performance Monitor with [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] is designed to minimize any reduction in performance.
Note
If you have selected [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] performance counters to monitor in the Performance Monitor snap-in, you will see the counters even if [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] is not running.
For information about starting Performance Monitor, see Start Performance Monitor (Windows).