How do you determine paging space in a new WS2008R2 installation?

Hi there,

 

I think you are talking about the page file.

 

There's a kb on Microsoft, but honestly It says nothing. It's like "try and tune".

 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2021748

 

Anyway, you should tell us what will do this server. If this server doesn't use much ram (for example it has 4 GB and only 2 are used), you can let windows manage your page file. If this is not the case, consider to set a fixed value for pagefile in c\ drive (2-4 GB is ok) and then set the dynamic pagefile to another disk NOT ANOTHER PARTITION!

 

everything depends on what you have to do. In my case the application server has 9 GB with fixed pagefile on C drive (3 GB) and dynamic pagefile in the other disk.

Well, the application will involve backup and storage management, so we're told it will need paging file space. The document you reference in not bad, however I was looking for something which would step me through how to create, change and monitor a page file.

Actually you can't create a pagefile. On a windows environment (in Linux is swap), pagefile can be disabled or moved, not created. Now the utility of pagefile should be only in case you are out of ram. This is not really true because when you install a new server usually you have enough ram but the pagefile is still there.

 

if you run a x64 bits you can add ram freely, with x86'you can't add more than 4 GB.

 

In a storage / backup environment, you should have a partition (better if separated from the SO and data files), where you can put the page file dynamically.

 

How many users will access your server ? How much ram?

 

If you read near the end of the link, there's a section dedicated to "how to monitor pagefile".

 

Let me know if you need further help.