Please respond with specifics. I have read all of the theories and am looking for concrete responses to affirm my own conclusions. I am looking to maximize what I have. I would like recommendations for the best drive configuration, memory settings and pagefile. Thank you.
Three servers (All HP DL380s). 4GB memory, 32-bit Windows 2003 Server Standard (all servers < 20 users) Assume I have as many drives as needed for the best drive configuration. First Server - DC only - Two disk RAID 1 with dedicated third disk (same controller) for pagefile. Split Pagefile - 4096 on C: (RAID 1), 4096 on third disk. Performance Options: Processor Scheduling: Background Processes, Memory Usage: System Cache. Second Server - App Server (SQL, ACT!, QuickBooks databases) - RAID 1+0 with additional dedicated pagefile disk (same controller). Split Pagefile - 4096 on C: (RAID 1), 4096 on dedicated disk. Performance Options: Processor Scheduling: Background Processes, Memory Usage: System Cache. /3GB /userva=3030 /PAE in boot.ini (/PAE recommended by HP to get back 512 memory stolen by PCI - otherwise server only reports 3.5GB). Third Server - Terminal Server - RAID 1+0 with additional dedicated pagefile disk (same controller). Split Pagefile - 4096 on C: (RAID 1), 4096 on dedicated disk. Performance Options: Processor Scheduling: Programs, Memory Usage: Programs. /PAE in boot.ini (/PAE recommended by HP to get back 512 memory stolen by PCI - otherwise server only reports 3.5GB). I am open all opinions and ideas. Like I mentioned, I have scoured all the best practice info I could find and this is what I came up with...
