Get Worker Processes ( w3wp.exe) List :
To get
list of running worker process, Open IIS Manager ( Run > Inetmgr ), Select root level from left site navigation
tree and from “Features View Panel” select “Worker Processes”
So from
the above list of worker processes you can get the details of Application Pool Name, Process ID, state of worker processes
along with CPU uses and memory uses.
Attach
Worker Processes (w3wp.exe) For Debugging :
From Visual studio Attach Process window you
will find the same list of worker process with the same Process ID. So
based on your application Pool name you can attach the process and start the
debugging.
What
else we can have from Worker Processes lists in IIS 7 Manager?
We have already identified the worker process
and Application Pool name which are more than enough for us to attach a process
from Visual Studio. Now what else we can get out of this list ? Yes we can have
enough information regarding worker process like
§
Worker
Process Current State
§
CPU
Uses by the worker process
§
Memory
uses by worker process
§
Current
Request Handling by Worker Process
What about the current Worker Process (w3wp.exe ) State ?
You can get the current status of worker
process from status column. Worker processes having 3 status as listed below
1.
Running
2.
Stopping
3.
Starting
What is the difference between Web Farm and Web Garden ?
If You have
configured your site as Web Garden, you can also get the list of all the
worker process in the worker processes list with the different worker
Process ID but all worker process should have a “Single Application
Pool “ .
Note: You will able to see only the worker process which are
in running state .