Thanks for the page file help. Everything appears to be running well
without any crashdump problems. I set a page file on each logical
drive that add up to NT's recomended page file size. As it turns out,
the page files just needed to be re-created.
The crashdump was fixed this morning. I increased the size of the
page files on both C: and E: drive. Now the question is, do I need a
page file on both logical drives? Also, should each drive have a
268MB page file or should they add up to 268MB? We have 256MB RAM in
the box and NT recommends a 268MB page file.
Other info:
Vantage is on E:, Server has four drives and each logical is
mirrored across two drives.
You need a minimum pagefile size equal to the amount of RAM on your system
partition to accommodate crash dump. Therefore you should have a minimum
pagefile size of 256MB on your C drive. I would avoid putting a pagefile on
a RAID as it adversely affects performance. This is documented in a MS
knowledge base article. I do not have the document number but if you search
that KB for pagefile you will find it.
The crashdump was fixed this morning. I increased the size of the
page files on both C: and E: drive. Now the question is, do I need a
page file on both logical drives? Also, should each drive have a
268MB page file or should they add up to 268MB? We have 256MB RAM in
the box and NT recommends a 268MB page file.
Other info:
Vantage is on E:, Server has four drives and each logical is
mirrored across two drives.
Thanks for the help!
Erik Smalley
IT Manager
Milford Enterprises Inc.
password, the link above will work the next time you try it.)
Pagefile's work like multible disks. As long as c: and e: aren't the same
physical disk you can speed the system by spanning the pagefiles across
drives the same as a raid 5 setup. For a little bit better system
performance.
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5456 E. McDowell Rd.
Mesa, Az. 85215
(480)985-7800 Ext. 217
The crashdump was fixed this morning. I increased the size of the
page files on both C: and E: drive. Now the question is, do I need a
page file on both logical drives? Also, should each drive have a
268MB page file or should they add up to 268MB? We have 256MB RAM in
the box and NT recommends a 268MB page file.
Other info:
Vantage is on E:, Server has four drives and each logical is
mirrored across two drives.
Another point to the crash dump file. I experienced a similar problem. I've 3 drives in my server. C: drive containes nothing but the operating system. Neither of the other 2 drives has a paging file. C: drive handles it all. What I discovered is that I had activated a logging sequence while troubleshooting another problem. Much to my surprise this log had grown in a short period of time (3-4 weeks) and consumed a huge part of my C: drive with useless data and constricted my paging file. After deleting the log itself and turning off the logging sequence no more troubles. If I ever see the page dump again the first thing I'll check is for that.