There are pros and cons to monitoring servers. On one hand, it is important to know how your servers are running. On the other hand, it takes time that could otherwise be spent implementing new services and solving problems.

Answer the following questions, then reply to at least two other student posts to receive full credit for this discussion.

$1.$Do you feel that monitoring servers is a valuable use of an administrator's time? Why or why not?

$2.$In your own experience with computers, do you tend to proactively monitor servers, or reactively $-$ only when there is a problem? Why?

$3.$Imagine you choose to proactively monitor servers. How would you know if the performance statistics you are reviewing are normal or abnormal activity?

$4.$After what you have learned and tried, you may be aware of new methods for monitoring server performance. Imagine you are passing the job of monitoring Windows servers to two new junior admins that have just been hired in$.$ What would you ask them to monitor? Under what conditions would you want them to notify you of performance abnormalities? Give a few examples.