Re: pagefile.sys getting very large

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Rob thanks for your info, i didn't articulate my concerns correctly and have
made myself sound inexperienced, the win server has 3GB of memory and exists
on the root drive which is 10GB in size, the server is set up with raid 5
spanning three hdd’s. I know that the pagefile acts as a swap area for data
to interact with the physical memory, but would it be safe to move the file
in a raid 5 configuration, off the root drive to another partition, I have a
10GB partition on the server sitting empty, would there be any kudos in
moving the pagefile.sys file to this partition. There are no problems/issues
on the server or with this file, I am just trying to be proactive.

"Rob Stow" wrote:

> kde wrote:
> > The pagefile.sys file on our windows 2000 server has grown over 1.5GB in
> > size, what options I have to deal with this,
>
> The page file starts off at the minimum allocated size every time
> the server is booted. It then grows AS NEEDED until it reaches
> the maximum size set. If still more is needed, you will start to
> see error messages about insufficient virtual memory.
>
> Your options can be summarized thusly:
> 1.) Move the page file to a different partition - preferrably
> one on a different physical drive.
> 2.) Increase the size of the current partition.
> 3.) Find out why your system needs a 1.5 GB page file, and, if
> possible, take steps to reduce that.
>
> > ideally I would like to delete
> > the file but am not sure if this would have a detrimental effect.
>
> That last comment suggests you don't know have the slightest clue
> as to what a page file is. Time for you to bring in a pro to
> help manage your server?
>
> You also say nothing about how much RAM you have, so no one can
> comment on whether 1.5 GB might be an appropriate size for your
> server. As a rock bottom minimum your page file should be RAM +
> 12 MB. The generally recommendation is RAM x 1.5 or RAM x 2.
>
> > The server
> > is a file and print server on the local LAN and is used constantly during the
> > working day, the file size is impacting on the space available on the root
> > drive hence my desire to delete the file. Any advice would be greatly
> > appreciated, thanks you.
> >
> > KDE
>
.

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