[THIN] Re: ram

any weirdo apps? memory opt enabled? ctfmon killed?

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Greg Reese <gareese@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> these are ibm x336,
>
> dual 3ghz processors, 4bg ram, but they fall apart at 20 users.  w2k3 r2.
> sp2. ps 4.5 adv.
>
> they think they should get more users per server.  so do i.
>
> i am suspicious of the app setup on one of the apps.  and they have a lot
> of symantec junk installed.  plus all the tricerat stuff.  simplify
> profiles, printing, reliability etc.
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:20 PM, <steveg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>
>> Exactly, some blades for example do this just as is done on lower end
>> desktops with integrated video chipsets......
>>
>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
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>> *From*: "Joe Shonk" <joe.shonk@xxxxxxxxx>
>> *Date*: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:14:11 -0700
>> *To*: <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> *Subject*: [THIN] Re: ram
>>
>> Because the system is sucking up a bunch of it before the OS starts
>> (PCI-X, video, etc)…  You can get some of it back by using the /PAE switch
>> (yes, even on standard) to map that memory back.
>>
>>
>>
>> Joe
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>>
>>
>> *From:* thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
>> Behalf Of *Greg Reese
>> *Sent:* Sunday, August 31, 2008 7:01 PM
>> *To:* Thin
>> *Subject:* [THIN] ram
>>
>>
>>
>> why would a server have 4096mb of ram installed but only report 3455mb
>> installed?  i am looking over some servers for a friend of mine and this
>> seems odd.
>>
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