You know, you can actually do your own crashdump analysis. We even used to teach people how to do it back in the NT4 days. I loved that class. :-D
Laura > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Hoehn > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:15 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Split pagefile > > Hi, > Best practice used to be to put the pagefile on a > different BUS than the OS. The idea is that you can > read/write to both the OS and the PF at the same time. We > always put the entire PF on a separate bus/drive in it's own > partition. That way you have the added speed of a bus apart > from the OS bus and a contiguous PF. We never bothered with a > C: swapfile because we could never afford to send the dump to > M$ for decryption. :-} > > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramon Linan > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 11:07 AM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Split pagefile > > Hi, > > I have an answer and a question about the same. > > Most of my servers have 2 partition, one for the OS and the > other for data, I always put the pagefile in the data > partition, so yes, you can have the have the whole thing in a > different partition or hard drive. > > Actually, Linux system always create a swap partition just > for that purpose, so I wonder if it would be more efficient > to always create a partition just for the pagefile... Anyone knows? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Wahlers > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 12:09 PM > To: ActiveDir@mail.activedir.org > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Split pagefile > > Sorry for the reply to my own post, but this article: > > http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/WindowsTips/Windows2003 > /AdminTips > /Miscellaneous/EnhancePerformancebyMovingthePagefile.html > > says I can move the whole thing to a different partition. > I'll leave a meg on the C drive just for the dumpfile, which > we limit to 64K, in case the system crashes and I can > actually figure out how to read the dumpfile. > > But, really, is it OK to leave absolutely NO pagefile on C:/? > We normally leave at least 200Mb on the C: partition when we > move the rest to a different drive. > > > -- > Larry Wahlers > Concordia Technologies > The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > direct office line: (314) 996-1876 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of > > > Larry Wahlers > > > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 9:55 AM > > > To: Exchange Discussions > > > Subject: Split pagefile > > > > > > Colleagues, > > > > > > Is there a best practice for splitting the pagefile on > Exchange 2003 > > > across multiple drives? My C drive is up to nearly 9GB > used out of > > > 10GB, and I'd like to move off most of the 3GB pagefile > to maybe the > > > database drive. We have only 500 users on that system, so > > performance shouldn't > > > be too much of an issue. > > > > > > Thanks in advance, folks. > > > > > > -- > > > Larry Wahlers > > > Concordia Technologies > > > The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > direct office line: (314) 996-1876 > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > > Web Interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=exchange > > > To subscribe: > > http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ > > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: > > > Jupitermedia Corp. > > > Attn: Discussion List Management > > > 475 Park Avenue South > > > New York, NY 10016 > > > > > > Please include the email address which you have been > contacted with. > > > > > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit > http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir@mail.activedir.org/ > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.430 / Virus Database: 268.15.2/559 - Release > Date: 11/30/2006 5:07 AM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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