Hey! I thought snarky commentary was my job? - WJR
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:25, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > Touchè. > > Although, my intent was, that when I have a problem, I start drafting a > message. I then figure it out while drafting the message, and then just > discard it. It seems to happen so often that it does seem invariable. One > or two might sneak through. > > And snarky commentary doesn't count. If it weren't for that, I'd rarely > post here. :-) > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Kim Longenbaugh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Well, almost invariably… J**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2011 9:30 AM >> >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Mysterious memory issue**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Invariably, I don't even hit send.**** >> >> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:28 AM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote:** >> ** >> >> Another reason this list rocks, sometimes sending mail here helps one fix >> it themselves.**** >> >> **** >> >> *From:* James Rankin [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Friday, September 30, 2011 7:08 AM >> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >> *Subject:* Re: Mysterious memory issue**** >> >> **** >> >> Never mind. I found the difference just as soon as I hit Send :-(**** >> >> Someone has *drastically * increased the paging file size on my >> over-performing server**** >> >> On 30 September 2011 15:02, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote:** >> ** >> >> I have a farm of thirty XenApp servers. They all are clones, running the >> same applications and desktops, same patch levels, same GPOs, everything. >> However - one server consistently displays significantly lower memory usage >> than the rest. All the other servers peak at about 85% usage with around >> sixty users. This one server has the same amount of users and rarely goes >> above 60% utilization. And there is absolutely nothing different I can find >> about this particular box. >> >> At first I thought it was just a coincidence, that it had a percentage of >> low-stress users on it, but it shows the same behaviour *every single day >> . *I'd really like to know what's causing it. It's almost as if someone >> had enabled some sort of memory trimming on it (via a registry key or tick >> box somewhere) and forgot to document the fact. >> >> Citrix's native memory optimization is enabled for all servers in the OU, >> and turning it off made no difference, so I've ruled that out as a factor. >> We also have memory optimization and process memory trimming through >> AppSense Performance Manager but again this is a global thing affecting all >> the servers, and we have ruled it out as a cause by turning that off also. >> Are there any native Windows memory trimming/optimization options that >> someone might have enabled locally on the box (this is Windows 2008 R2)? >> >> I'd be really grateful if anyone has any pointers to some form of memory >> trimming or optimization feature that can be enabled in some way, as if I've >> got one server running with 25% less memory overhead than the rest, I'd >> really like to enable it on all the other servers in the farm. This whole >> thing is currently being used as ammo for an improved change control >> process, so some good may come of it, but I'm really keen to find out what >> could possibly have been altered. >> >> TIA, >> >> >> >> >> JRR >> **** >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** >> >> This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is >> addressed. If you have received this message it was obviously addressed to >> you and therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean to send it to you. >> However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then you >> probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you are a >> mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill yourself and >> destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). Once you have taken >> this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you can't use your computer, >> because you just destroyed it, and possibly also committed suicide >> afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... ***** >> >> *The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of the >> information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either way it's a >> pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to dwell on. But >> should you have nothing better to do, please feel free to ruminate on it, >> and please pass on any concrete conclusions should you find them. However, >> if you pass them on via email, be sure to include a disclaimer regarding >> liability for transmission.***** >> >> *In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, then >> please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your mother's >> brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we will immediately >> refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can of Whiskas you bought >> when you went to Pets At Home yesterday. ***** >> >> *We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we are >> running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. In the >> event that you do get this message then please note that we take no >> responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any liability, tacit or >> implied, for any damage you may or may not incur as a result of receiving, >> or not, as the case may be, from time to time, notwithstanding all >> liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, hell, where was I...umm, no matter >> what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER WILL BE, OUR FAULT! ***** >> >> *The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those of >> my employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the seamier >> side of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to me for >> afternoon tea. ***** >> >> **** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into >> the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able >> rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such >> a question." >> >> ****** IMPORTANT INFORMATION/DISCLAIMER ***** >> >> This document should be read only by those persons to whom it is >> addressed. If you have received this message it was obviously addressed to >> you and therefore you can read it, even it we didn't mean to send it to you. >> However, if the contents of this email make no sense whatsoever then you >> probably were not the intended recipient, or, alternatively, you are a >> mindless cretin; either way, you should immediately kill yourself and >> destroy your computer (not necessarily in that order). Once you have taken >> this action, please contact us.. no, sorry, you can't use your computer, >> because you just destroyed it, and possibly also committed suicide >> afterwards, but I am starting to digress...... ***** >> >> *The originator of this email is not liable for the transmission of the >> information contained in this communication. Or are they? Either way it's a >> pretty dull legal query and frankly one I'm not going to dwell on. But >> should you have nothing better to do, please feel free to ruminate on it, >> and please pass on any concrete conclusions should you find them. However, >> if you pass them on via email, be sure to include a disclaimer regarding >> liability for transmission.***** >> >> *In the event that the originator did not send this email to you, then >> please return it to us and attach a scanned-in picture of your mother's >> brother's wife wearing nothing but a kangaroo suit, and we will immediately >> refund you exactly half of what you paid for the can of Whiskas you bought >> when you went to Pets At Home yesterday. ***** >> >> *We take no responsibility for non-receipt of this email because we are >> running Exchange 5.5 and everyone knows how glitchy that can be. In the >> event that you do get this message then please note that we take no >> responsibility for that either. Nor will we accept any liability, tacit or >> implied, for any damage you may or may not incur as a result of receiving, >> or not, as the case may be, from time to time, notwithstanding all >> liabilities implied or otherwise, ummm, hell, where was I...umm, no matter >> what happens, it is NOT, and NEVER WILL BE, OUR FAULT! ***** >> >> *The comments and opinions expressed herein are my own and NOT those of >> my employer, who, if he knew I was sending emails and surfing the seamier >> side of the Internet, would cut off my manhood and feed it to me for >> afternoon tea. ***** >> >> **** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin**** >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
