Web application taking too long to render a page (SharePoint 2010 Products)

Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010

Alert Name:   Web application taking too long to render a page

Event ID:   None

Summary:   The Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Executing Time/Page Request performance counter monitors how long a Web application takes to render a Web page. This performance counter threshold can be exceeded when the network temporarily experiences congestion or a peak in demand from the computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server. If the threshold is exceeded even when the network is not congested, the Web application is consuming too much memory.

Symptoms:   One or more of the following symptoms might appear:

• Pages take too long to render.

• The Executing Time/Page Request performance counter threshold is frequently exceeded.

Cause:    One or more of the following might be the cause:

• SharePoint Server 2010 is configured incorrectly.

• The server hardware is insufficient to handle user requests.

Resolution:   Implement configuration best practices

• Follow the recommendations for the top configuration best practices in Best practices for operational excellence.

Resolution:   Tune Web server performance

• Follow the recommendations for physical architecture and tuning that can help improve the performance of Web servers in Tune Web server performance (Office SharePoint Server).