Role of PageFile in Windows server
Hi All,
please help me to understand the role of page file in windows server environment.
kinldy answer the below listed quries:
1.If i move the page file to another drive will my server performance improved
2 For example the pagefile is moved D drive.by mistakenly the drive is formated or deleted what problem will the OS experience
3.If i kept the page file in C drive will my system performance will be improved
4.At what situation i need to raise the page file size
5,my current RAM size 4GB If I am not raised the pagefile size to more 5GB-10 GB any server performance will be impacted.
6.what is the maximum pagefile can set to windows server 2003,2003R2,2008 & 200R2
7.Can i reduce the page the default pagefile size.for example my default page file size 2048 can i reduce the size of the page file to 1GB.
June 5th, 2012 11:02am
Hello
Thanks for posting here! Refer to these links. you should get answer to all your question here-
RAM, virtual memory, pagefile, and memory management in Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2160852
Learn Best Practices for Optimizing the Virtual Memory Configuration
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ff382717.aspx
Adjusting Paging File Size
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938592.aspx
Change virtual memory settings
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc737315%28v=ws.10%29.aspx
HTHSachin Gadhave
MCP, MCSA, MCTS
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June 5th, 2012 11:50am