Useful tracing tools in a Windows Server environment
Make use of the following tools for tracing a Windows Server environment:
- Wireshark and Network Monitor
- SQL Server Profiler
- SQLCMD
- SQL Server log files
- Microsoft 365 tracing tools
- Setup files and log files created by applications
- IIS Tracing and log analyzer (Windows Server feature)
- HTTPS analyzer plugins for browsers. such as Telerik Fiddler Everywhere
- Windows event logs
- Windows memory dumps – Windows Action Center (Microsoft FixIt)
- MMC and Windows Admin Center
- SysInternals process monitor and other tools
- Powershell-based inventory and audit scripts