It looks like you could do it in Windows 2000 Server natively... http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Search/en-US?query=ramdisk&ac=8
Not sure what they did with it in 2003/2008 Server. They may call it a "RAMDrive" On Thu, Aug 25, 2011 at 11:43 AM, George Gallen <ggal...@wyanokegroup.com>wrote: > I use the following scripts with our Linux system > > [george@alpha mbin]$ cat mount-temp > /bin/mount -t tmpfs -o size=1G,nr_inodes=5k tmpfs /usr/tmpfs > (cd /usr ; /bin/tar xvf /usr/drive1/tempfsbackup .) > > [george@alpha mbin]$ cat unmount-temp > (cd /usr ; /bin/tar cvf /usr/drive1/tempfsbackup ./tmpfs) > /bin/umount /usr/tmpfs > > First I created the /usr/tmpfs manually (by executing the first line of > mount-temp) > Second, I cd'd into the directory, then UV to create a UV account > Third, I went into the UV login account, and linked it as a valid account > (So I could reference Q pointers) > > I run the unmount script to tar up the account first and save the tar file, > then release the tempfs > I run the mount script to create the tempfs, then untar the account > > I forget what the max size of the /tmpfs can be (I just set mine up with > 1G) > > George > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org [mailto:u2-users- > > boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of DavidJMurray (mvdbs.com) > > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 11:35 AM > > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > > Subject: Re: [U2] Why Pick U2? > > > > > > > > I mean using the existing RAM within the system to create and mount a > > small > > file system which a temporary U2 file can be created and used; rather > > than a > > complete SSD device. > > > > > > > > John Thompson-15 wrote: > > > > > > Its expensive... and it seems fairly safe as IBM, HP, and Dell are > > all > > > selling it now... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > > > Learn and Do > > Excel and Share > > > > > > http://mvdbs.com http://mvdbs.com > > -- > > View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Why-Pick-U2-- > > tp32061959p32335366.html > > Sent from the U2 - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > U2-Users mailing list > > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > -- John Thompson _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
