Create a baseline report

Take the following steps to create a baseline report:

Run Performance from Start Menu > Programs > Administrative Tools > Performance.
In the Performance console, click Performance Logs and Alerts to expand the tree, right-click Counter Logs, and click New Log Settings.
In the New Log Settings dialog box, specify a name for the new counter log, and click the OK button.
On the General tab page of the <counterlogname> dialog box, click the Add button.
In the Add Counters dialog box, select a performance object from the Performance object drop down list box, and counters from the Select counters from list section, and click the Add button. Click the Close button.
In the <counterlogname> dialog box, set the counter to sample data every 5 seconds, and click the Log Files tab.
On the Log Files tab page, specify location for the log file, and uncheck the End file names with check box, and click the OK button.
In the Performance console, click the View Log File Data button on the toolbar to view the log file.
Close the Performance console.