Re: how to set virtual memory size after adding RAM to the server?

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From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/15/04 

Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 09:51:56 -0600

4 gig max per paging file and and as many paging files as your harddrive
has space for.

Ales Baranek wrote:

> And how is the max size of pagefile.sys in windows 2000 server?
>
> "George Hester" <hesterloli@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23yoEVvgCEHA.2800@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> You have a number of questions in here some of which are outside the main.
> Let's look at the virtual memory first. Or what is really called
> pagefile.sys which lies on the root of the drive you have your operating
> system installed in.
>
> pagefile.sys size depend only on your installed (physical) RAM. You can
> change it manually but the default is 1.5 times the amount of your RAM.
> This is assuming there is contiguous space for the file. If there is not
> then it will be the size of the contiguous space that allows the closest to
> 1.5 times your installed RAM. You can use more then one pagefile.sys.
> Right-click My Computer | Properties | Advanced | Performance Options... |
> Change... | take it from there.
>
> Lastly what can you do to optimize memory. SQL 2000 has its own interface
> for that. Exchange 2000 may but I don't believe so. Optimzing memory is a
> function of the applications that you are using not the Operating system.
> Other then having sufficient contiguous space for the pagefile.sys you have
> done all you can do. Other than defragging the memory. Here is a short vbs
> file that will do this for you:
>
> 'memory.vbs
> MyString = Space(128000000)
>
> That's it. In the command prompt cscript memory.vbs
>
>

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