Exchange Memory Optimization "System Pages"   

Dear TechNet,

I have a server with 2GB of memory with Win2k3 St SP1 and Exchange 2003 Ent 
SP2 installed. I read the article 815372 about memory optimization, what I 
did so far is as folows:

1. I have edit the boot.ini for USERVA and /GB switch as folows

ulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard" 
/fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=3030 /NoExecute=OptIn

I'm not sure if the /NoExecute=OptIn should be there or not??

2. I modified the registry value for HeapDeCommitFreeBlockThreshold to 
0x00040000 as steated in the KB article.

3. Well since the event log message still didnt disepear I also changet the 
SystemPages to 0. Which I read that shoud be used only when you have 3GB of 
memory ore more and for Win2k, my mistake. However there is also a note in 
the article that for Win2k3 st ent it should have a value of 0. Unfortunatly 
I didn't make a backup of the registry so I don't now the default value, if 
needs to be changet back to default can you tell me the default value please.

From the moment when I configure the SystemPages to 0 the event log message 
desepear, so I asume the memory configuration was corect. 

Can you please confirm that my configuration is OK. In adtion I'm going to 
add adition 1GB of memory to my server is there anything else required to be 
done for 3GB.

date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:51:26 -0800   author:   lushtanet

Re: Exchange Memory Optimization "System Pages"   

Download and run the Exchange Best Practice Analyzer, it will check your 
configuration and if anything is incorrectly configured or not optimal it 
will flag it and provide a link for further instructions:

Here's the link to the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dbab201f-4bee-4943-ac22-e2ddbd258df3

Thanks,
Fitz Crittle

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"lushtanet"  wrote in message 
news:41B4A8D3-0CBA-4B64-BA30-986D2E2AE73F@microsoft.com...
> Dear TechNet,
>
> I have a server with 2GB of memory with Win2k3 St SP1 and Exchange 2003 
> Ent
> SP2 installed. I read the article 815372 about memory optimization, what I
> did so far is as folows:
>
> 1. I have edit the boot.ini for USERVA and /GB switch as folows
>
> ulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard"
> /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=3030 /NoExecute=OptIn
>
> I'm not sure if the /NoExecute=OptIn should be there or not??
>
> 2. I modified the registry value for HeapDeCommitFreeBlockThreshold to
> 0x00040000 as steated in the KB article.
>
> 3. Well since the event log message still didnt disepear I also changet 
> the
> SystemPages to 0. Which I read that shoud be used only when you have 3GB 
> of
> memory ore more and for Win2k, my mistake. However there is also a note in
> the article that for Win2k3 st ent it should have a value of 0. 
> Unfortunatly
> I didn't make a backup of the registry so I don't now the default value, 
> if
> needs to be changet back to default can you tell me the default value 
> please.
>
> From the moment when I configure the SystemPages to 0 the event log 
> message
> desepear, so I asume the memory configuration was corect.
>
> Can you please confirm that my configuration is OK. In adtion I'm going to
> add adition 1GB of memory to my server is there anything else required to 
> be
> done for 3GB.

date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 12:24:48 -0600   author:   Fitz Crittle [MSFT]

Re: Exchange Memory Optimization "System Pages"   

Dear Crittle, 

Thank you for your respons. I have run the tool and no errors have been 
found, so it seems to be OK.

Thank you for your help.

Regards

Bujar


"Fitz Crittle [MSFT]" wrote:

> Download and run the Exchange Best Practice Analyzer, it will check your 
> configuration and if anything is incorrectly configured or not optimal it 
> will flag it and provide a link for further instructions:
> 
> Here's the link to the Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=dbab201f-4bee-4943-ac22-e2ddbd258df3
> 
> Thanks,
> Fitz Crittle
> 
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
> Please do not send email to this address, post a reply to this newsgroup
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "lushtanet"  wrote in message 
> news:41B4A8D3-0CBA-4B64-BA30-986D2E2AE73F@microsoft.com...
> > Dear TechNet,
> >
> > I have a server with 2GB of memory with Win2k3 St SP1 and Exchange 2003 
> > Ent
> > SP2 installed. I read the article 815372 about memory optimization, what I
> > did so far is as folows:
> >
> > 1. I have edit the boot.ini for USERVA and /GB switch as folows
> >
> > ulti(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Standard"
> > /fastdetect /3GB /USERVA=3030 /NoExecute=OptIn
> >
> > I'm not sure if the /NoExecute=OptIn should be there or not??
> >
> > 2. I modified the registry value for HeapDeCommitFreeBlockThreshold to
> > 0x00040000 as steated in the KB article.
> >
> > 3. Well since the event log message still didnt disepear I also changet 
> > the
> > SystemPages to 0. Which I read that shoud be used only when you have 3GB 
> > of
> > memory ore more and for Win2k, my mistake. However there is also a note in
> > the article that for Win2k3 st ent it should have a value of 0. 
> > Unfortunatly
> > I didn't make a backup of the registry so I don't now the default value, 
> > if
> > needs to be changet back to default can you tell me the default value 
> > please.
> >
> > From the moment when I configure the SystemPages to 0 the event log 
> > message
> > desepear, so I asume the memory configuration was corect.
> >
> > Can you please confirm that my configuration is OK. In adtion I'm going to
> > add adition 1GB of memory to my server is there anything else required to 
> > be
> > done for 3GB. 
> 
> 
>

date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:55:29 -0800   author:   lushtanet