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Creating discrete pagefile volume increases system performance


randygrein@comcast.net
06.25.2007
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Pagefiles, or swap files, cause real problems for many systems administrators. Placed on the boot partition or data partitions, they quickly fragment, slowing performance. It's tempting to use a fixed size swap file, but this can sometimes result in a sluggish server busily swapping out memory pages for no good reason.

When building a server, an administrator should leave enough empty disk space to create a separate volu


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me for the swap file. With no other files, this can be a dynamic pagefile, shrinking and growing as needed. If crash log analysis is important, a small fixed size swap file on the boot partition can be added by the admin.

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