It has 4G Ram but... Q266096 says the /3GB switch is for "Advanced Server", mine's just "Windows 2000 Server" Would upgrading that help? Would I get my money back if it doesn't?
Before I had E2KSP2 I tried the /3GB switch anyway, and the event log recorded an event suggesting that the switch was wrong. This was a long time ago I don't think I have that event log item anymore. I've read other Q Articles that also suggest /3GB is only for Advanced Server. Meanwhile my server did whatever it does that makes it stop again this morning so as soon as I rebooted I printed screens of Task Manager showing memory usage, peak memory, cpu and will repeat the next time I have trouble - maybe this will give me a lead on which of the 100s of parameters in PerfMon to monitor for an actual cause for this problem. The event log showed MSExchangeDSAccess Topology Event ID: 2103 Process MAD.EXE (PID=1844). All Global Catalog Servers in use are not responding: exchange.JohnBurnham.com EventID.net suggests this may be ignored in single GC/DC environments like my own. The Microsoft Content Redirect link in the event log, as usual, shows nothing. Maybe this has nothing to do with my "need" to reboot, which I would rather schedule at night than unscheduled when my phone rings people saying "stuff is in my outbox"; "I'm not getting email"; or "The salesperson I support is in the field and needs help getting their email from the internet" Thanks for everyone's input & suggestions thus far. > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrey Fyodorov [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 11:17 AM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: scheduling automatic rebooting of server > > > Sounds like what I am dealing with. Although I have not seen > Fragmented > Memory warnings for a long time now. Ever since I put the > /3GB switch in the > BOOT.INI > > How much physical RAM does your server have? If you use more > than 1GB of > RAM, you should put /3GB switch in the BOOT.INI or the server > cannot take > advantage of the memory above 1GB and starts fragmenting the existing > memory. > > Check this for more info > http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q266096 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Chuck Bryant [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:36 PM > To: Exchange Discussions > Subject: RE: scheduling automatic rebooting of server > > > I was wondering that myself; even after a few hours Event Viewer says > Memory > is Fragmented blah blah. I can safely? ignore that for anywhere from a > few > days to a few weeks, then OWA will stop working, then MAPI clients > outboxes > slowly fill up with half-sent things and mail delivery ceases. When > this > happens I take a few minutes looking at Services - None have stopped, > and > Event logs, nothing obvious to me. I reboot and all is well > again for a > few > days up to a few weeks. I intend to order Win2K Server > Resource Kit to > get > shutdown.exe, and schedule it for latenight Saturdays. > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================== Confidentiality Notice: The information contained in this electronic document is considered a confidential and/or privileged communication between John Burnham Insurance Services and the addressee(s). If the recipient(s) of this email communication is not the addressee(s), such recipient(s) is strictly prohibited from photocopying, distributing or otherwise using this email or its contents and/or attachment(s) in any way. If you received this message in error, please contact the sender listed above by any contact means listed. Thank you! _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

