To quote ASB...Indeed. - WJR
On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 10:54, Jonathan Link <[email protected]>wrote: > It's a responsibility we all take seriously? > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:50 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > >> 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. 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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 >> > > ~ 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
