Don't steal my job just because someone is stealing yours. :) * *
*ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market… * On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 11:58 AM, William Robbins <[email protected]>wrote: > 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." >>>>> * >>>>> * >>>>> >>>> ~ 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
