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From: ethos on 9 Nov 2009 13:37 Upgraded our SBS2003 from 1GB to 3GB of RAM. Page file for 1GB was set at custom 1.5G min and max. Understand that 1.5x RAM is a MS recommended so do I change the page file to 4.5GB min and max. However have read in posts that there is a 4GB max page file size? Appreciate any recommendations or comments. thanks Chris
From: Charlie Russel - MVP on 9 Nov 2009 14:30 I'd certainly increase it to 4GB, yes. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel "ethos" <cp(a)ethosnetworks.com> wrote in message news:3249be94-cb46-4b6a-a7b5-119d60657a97(a)12g2000pri.googlegroups.com... > Upgraded our SBS2003 from 1GB to 3GB of RAM. Page file for 1GB was set > at custom 1.5G min and max. Understand that 1.5x RAM is a MS > recommended so do I change the page file to 4.5GB min and max. However > have read in posts that there is a 4GB max page file size? Appreciate > any recommendations or comments. > thanks > Chris
From: Duncan McC on 9 Nov 2009 15:35 Hmm... looking at my test server... Custom size I've set is: 4092Mb's (min & max) And further down... Minimum allowed: 16Mb's Recommended: 5182Mb's ??? Currently Allocated: 4092Mb's (of course!) What's with the recommended size? - if 4Gb is the max Windows will handle? and b) is 4092Mb's a 'correct' amount to set? -- Duncan. In article <#ZTuiMXYKHA.220(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org says... > Subject: Re: sbs2003 page file size for 3GB RAM > From: Charlie Russel - MVP <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> > Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs > > I'd certainly increase it to 4GB, yes. > > -- > Charlie. > http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel > > > > > "ethos" <cp(a)ethosnetworks.com> wrote in message > news:3249be94-cb46-4b6a-a7b5-119d60657a97(a)12g2000pri.googlegroups.com... > > Upgraded our SBS2003 from 1GB to 3GB of RAM. Page file for 1GB was set > > at custom 1.5G min and max. Understand that 1.5x RAM is a MS > > recommended so do I change the page file to 4.5GB min and max. However > > have read in posts that there is a 4GB max page file size? Appreciate > > any recommendations or comments. > > thanks > > Chris > > >
From: Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP] on 9 Nov 2009 16:52 I am not sure there is only one correct answer to this. I usually fudge and put a 4 GB swap file on each of the partitons, and if there are more than two, remove it from the system partition. I know that there won't be a full system dump if there is a crash, but there are so many other ways to resolve blue screens now days that I don't worry about it all that much. - Larry Please post the resolution to your issue so others may benefit - Get Your SBS Health Check at www.sbsbpa.com > Hmm... looking at my test server... > > Custom size I've set is: 4092Mb's (min & max) > > And further down... > Minimum allowed: 16Mb's > Recommended: 5182Mb's ??? > Currently Allocated: 4092Mb's (of course!) > What's with the recommended size? - if 4Gb is the max Windows will > handle? > > and b) is 4092Mb's a 'correct' amount to set? > > In article <#ZTuiMXYKHA.220(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, > Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org says... > >> Subject: Re: sbs2003 page file size for 3GB RAM >> From: Charlie Russel - MVP <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> >> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs >> I'd certainly increase it to 4GB, yes. >> >> -- >> Charlie. >> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel >> "ethos" <cp(a)ethosnetworks.com> wrote in message >> news:3249be94-cb46-4b6a-a7b5-119d60657a97(a)12g2000pri.googlegroups.com >> ... >> >>> Upgraded our SBS2003 from 1GB to 3GB of RAM. Page file for 1GB was >>> set >>> at custom 1.5G min and max. Understand that 1.5x RAM is a MS >>> recommended so do I change the page file to 4.5GB min and max. >>> However >>> have read in posts that there is a 4GB max page file size? >>> Appreciate >>> any recommendations or comments. >>> thanks >>> Chris
From: SuperGumby [SBS MVP] on 9 Nov 2009 17:27
if the hardware is PAE capable DEP (enabled by default on SBS03) will cause the system to switch to PAE mode (regardless of switches in boot.ini) and allow a single paging file over 4GB in size. Now we can start the debate about whether large paging files are of any value. "Larry Struckmeyer[SBS-MVP]" <lstruckmeyer(a)mis-wizards.com> wrote in message news:4e6835155d838cc2f7426ba1363(a)news.microsoft.com... >I am not sure there is only one correct answer to this. I usually fudge >and put a 4 GB swap file on each of the partitons, and if there are more >than two, remove it from the system partition. > > I know that there won't be a full system dump if there is a crash, but > there are so many other ways to resolve blue screens now days that I don't > worry about it all that much. > > - > Larry > Please post the resolution to your > issue so others may benefit > - > Get Your SBS Health Check at > www.sbsbpa.com > > >> Hmm... looking at my test server... >> >> Custom size I've set is: 4092Mb's (min & max) >> >> And further down... >> Minimum allowed: 16Mb's >> Recommended: 5182Mb's ??? >> Currently Allocated: 4092Mb's (of course!) >> What's with the recommended size? - if 4Gb is the max Windows will >> handle? >> >> and b) is 4092Mb's a 'correct' amount to set? >> >> In article <#ZTuiMXYKHA.220(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>, >> Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org says... >> >>> Subject: Re: sbs2003 page file size for 3GB RAM >>> From: Charlie Russel - MVP <Charlie(a)mvKILLALLSPAMMERSps.org> >>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs >>> I'd certainly increase it to 4GB, yes. >>> >>> -- >>> Charlie. >>> http://msmvps.com/blogs/russel >>> "ethos" <cp(a)ethosnetworks.com> wrote in message >>> news:3249be94-cb46-4b6a-a7b5-119d60657a97(a)12g2000pri.googlegroups.com >>> ... >>> >>>> Upgraded our SBS2003 from 1GB to 3GB of RAM. Page file for 1GB was >>>> set >>>> at custom 1.5G min and max. Understand that 1.5x RAM is a MS >>>> recommended so do I change the page file to 4.5GB min and max. >>>> However >>>> have read in posts that there is a 4GB max page file size? >>>> Appreciate >>>> any recommendations or comments. >>>> thanks >>>> Chris > > |