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Virtual memory settings
Name: jimtimuk100 Date: August 24, 2006 at 02:02:15 Pacific OS: windows 2000 sbs CPU/Ram: 1.3GHZ/1.4GBRAM Product: compaq proliant ML350 g2
Comment:
I have windows 2000 server small business edition it has 1.4GB of memory. In virtual memory settings what is recommended for:
Name: wanderer Date: August 24, 2006 at 11:15:36 Pacific
Reply:
Thought I answered it here http://www.computing.net/windows2000/wwwboard/forum/64421.html
Microsoft recommends you set the min and max settings the same so the pagefile doesn't fragment. This leads to better performance.
Given the 1.5x ram rule that would be 2.1gig for min and max. I would use performance monitor and monitor it for a month. Odds are you can reduce the size since with enough ram in the system paging is reduced.
Before you set your pagefile I would make it fairly small, defrag the drive, then set the min and max values.
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Response Number 2
Name: jimtimuk100 Date: August 25, 2006 at 08:17:37 Pacific
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Yeah sorry i was just confused when it said initial and maximum memory, thanks for the help
John Cammidge
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Response Number 3
Name: Derek Date: August 27, 2006 at 19:47:40 Pacific
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I reckon any rule based on "so much times the RAM" is crazy. It makes no sense that the more RAM you have the more VM you need. More likely the other way round.
DerekW
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Response Number 4
Name: wanderer Date: August 28, 2006 at 13:57:19 Pacific
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that was addressed in the posts
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Response Number 5
Name: Derek Date: August 28, 2006 at 16:53:08 Pacific
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