Default Parameters for BootTimeTest

Boot time is a common benchmark that is used to measure the performance of a Windows system. Over the lifetime of the system, longer boot times can be an indicator of system problems such as inefficient configuration, device conflicts, and malware. Periodically tracking the boot process of the system will help administrators to detect any issues such as delays, at the earliest. This regular check will also help administrators to initiate take preventive measures before the issues degrade the performance of the system and the applications and services running on the system. For this purpose, administrators can use the BootTimeTest!

This test monitors the booting process of the Windows system from the start to end, and reports the time taken for initializing each process involved in the system boot process. This test also reveals the time duration for initializing the sessions on the system and for starting the Windows logon process.

This page depicts the default parameters that need to be configured for the BootTimeTest test.

• The TEST PERIOD list box helps the user to decide how often this test needs to be executed.

• Once the necessary values have been provided, clicking on the UPDATE button will register the changes made.

When changing default configurations of tests, the values with “$” indicate variables that will be replaced by the eG system according to the specific server being managed - for instance, $hostName is the host/nickname of the target host, $port is the port number of the server being monitored. E.g., for a server xyz:80, $hostName will be changed automatically by the eG manager to “xyz*” and $port will be changed to “80” when configuring a test.