I working on capacity Planning for CPU utlization of a server and getting regular CPU utilization report for every 15 Mins and have threshold also. Now I want to know how should I calculate from the Report whether server is underutilized or over utilized keeping threshold value as 70%. Example of CPU Utilization Data time Utilization in % 2010-12-31 12:00:00 AM 40.00 2010-12-31 12:15:00 AM 20.00 2010-12-31 12:30:00 AM 80.00 2010-12-31 12:45:00 AM 90.00 2010-12-31 01:00:00 AM 99.00 2010-12-31 01:15:00 AM 89.00 2010-12-31 01:30:00 AM 56.00 2010-12-31 01:45:00 AM 88.00 2010-12-31 02:00:00 AM 90.00 Is there a specific way to calculate utlization with some formula and then decide up on whether upgrade of hardware is required or not?

Hello - Not sure, this forum can answer your query as this forum is for configuration management?Anoop C Nair

Hi, is this question related to SMS 2003? It sounds a bit like an Opsmgr question which makes this the wrong forum.Kent Agerlund | My blogs: http://blog.coretech.dk/author/kea/ and http://scug.dk/ | Twitter @Agerlund | Linkedin: /kentagerlund

Anoop, Can u suggest me the rgt forum for this?, thanks Cheers/RJRgds:Rahul Jain

Kent, Can u suggest me the rgt forum for this?, thanks Cheers/RJRgds:Rahul Jain

If you want detailed report from SCOM then use http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/systemcenteroperationsmanager Otherwise use Windows server forum http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/windowsserverAnoop C Nair