I use an approximation of twice RAM, but usually stop once it hits about
750MB (no good reason, I just do).
I always set it to be a static size, since you're inducing overhead when it
expands at the same time the system is already under load.
Roger
Depending on what you're serving up from your server, I
guess...
For
database, web, and other transactionally intensive stuff I don't really
understand why you would need a swap file that big. Seems to me that you would
want to add more RAM before it starts any kind of heavy swapping (and
The
main reason to set the pagefile to a static size is so that you don't incur a
performance penalty as it grows.
Of
course, depending on what you do, you may never even reach the 768MB number, so
it might be a moot point.
I
prefer static.
Win2K
likes a larger Pagefile, and the
: Andrew S. Baker
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Saturday, August 18,
2001 4:56 PMTo: NT System Admin IssuesSubject: RE:
Guidelines for W2K Pro PageFile Size
The
main reason to set the pagefile to a static size is so that you don't incur a
performance penalty as it grows
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From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2001 4:56 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Guidelines for W2K Pro PageFile Size
The main reason to set the pagefile to a static size is so that you
don't incur a performance penalty
