It is not recommended anymore......on newer running systems. Ask yourself does it make sense if you have a server with 16GB of ram to have a 24GB - 48GB page file? Even if it has 8GB of RAM you are talking 12GB to 24GB page file. That is a waste of space today.
Yes in the past 1.5x RAM was used because RAM was not widely available in the sizes it is now. In Reality, today you should be monitoring/bench marking your computers/servers to see what the maximum amount you need. On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:48 PM, Micheal Espinola Jr < [email protected]> wrote: > My memory is failing me as to why the recommended minimum paging file is > 1.5x > RAM. Why not 1x or 2x? Why 1.5x specifically? > > I'm almost positive I used to know why - but my google-fu and personal > list archive are also failing me today. > > I'm interested because I've got a new junior subboardinate whom I'm > trying to instill a general understanding of concepts with, along with > the benefits of creating and using a personal reference database. > Plus, I hate not knowing the "why" for something... :-) > > Here are my current notes on paging file optimization: > > http://www.espinola.net/wiki/Paging_file_optimization > > Not detailed (yet), but they are to the point. Would anyone care to > take a peek and tell me if I'm missing something? > > TIA! > > -- > ME2 > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
