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• How to replace the SWAP file. SYS that bulky and bulky?

  Hello

  My question is how to replace the SWAP file. SYS that is bulky and bulky?

  Is it possible to "BRING" different "restore points" as separate files and reduce in size for the management and portability?:

  The simple answer to your question is no!

  Please provide a copy of your system information file. Type the system information in the search box above the Start button and press the ENTER key (alternative is select Start, all programs, accessories, System Tools, system information). Select file, Export and give the file a name noting where it is located. Not to place the cursor in the body of the report before exporting the file. The system creates a new information file system each time system information is available. You must allow a minute or two before the file is completely filled before exporting a copy. Please download to your OneDrive (formerly Sky Drive), share with everyone and post a link here. Normal mode preferred report. Please say if the report was obtained in safe mode.

  For assistance OneDrive see paragraph 9.3:
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• SWAP file data store remove issue

  Hello

  I'm currently moving VMs to the data store newly created as well the datastore file swap. I have already change on all ESXi hosts, the data store were swap file will reside, however, I have still a few virtual machines on the old data store. I know not if I vMotion virtual machines from one host to another it will change the location for the swap file. My question is, can I just remove the old data store without affecting production not VMs remained the swapfile on the old location? Just try to find a solution faster than vMotion every single one of the virtual machines.

  Thanks for any suggestions or comments!

  Chris

  Hello

  As long as all hosts are no longer using the data store and the cluster is not defined using volume swapfile host (rather than storing with VM) then you should be able to disassemble the old swap partition.

  Bare in mind, vMotion/svMotion a virtual computer, you must be sure to move all the files and the virtual machine is set to store his exchange with the virtual machine files. Check that the old swap partition is no longer in use, and then take it apart. In theory the fastest way is to ensure that all VMs are defined to store swap with virtual machine files to the off and on again, forcing a new .vswp file in the same device. But it would of course affect your VM availability.

  I've seen in the past that even if the volume was no longer used by the guests, that guests required a restart until I managed to remove the old Exchange store data, just in case you meet that!

• Move the location of the VM swap file in another data store

  Hi all

  Was in a task to move the 1000 to the file location of VM swap on another data store which is newly assigned to Exchange us to the existing store database file that will be decommissioned.

  Eager to check if anyone has made movement swap of VM location of the files to a data store to another and that all measures taken to move.

  Require some VM downtime?

  Thanks in advance a ton.

  Yes it is possible without interruption of service to virtual machines.

  1. make sure that your cluster is configured to use swap data store specified by host

  2. take a host in the cluster in maintenance mode, change the location of the VM configuration file to point to the new data store

  3. do this for all hosts in the cluster

  When you vMotion a VM from one host to another the swap file will get moved to the new data store. Later when you take guests to the maintenance and return output mode, vMotion occurs for each computer in the cluster virtual and file is moved.

• When the vm swap file is created?  Question of test sample.

  Have several vmware docs what state it takes place when vm powers on:

  sched.swap.Persist Specifies if the virtual machine swap files

  If persists or removed when the VM

  is turned off. By default, the system creates the swap

  file of a virtual machine when the virtual machine is

  power and removes the swap file when the virtual

  machine is turned off.

  The host creates swap VMX files automatically, so there is enough free space on the disk at the same time a virtual machine is running.

  
  

  So that's what I answered on the supplied vmware test and it was marked as incorrect, but he gave no explanation.  So when is it created exactly?

  
  

  Thank you
  

  "What is the page file to a Windows guest operating system or the swap of a guest operating system Linux created partition?"

• A script that will count the total number of pages into multiple PDF files in a batch file?

  Is there a script I can use ExtendScript Toolkit that will count the total number of pages into multiple PDF files in a batch file?

  In another discussion I showed a JavaScript that you can use to write the number of pages to the console in a batch sequence. You would do exactly the same thing in Action, so the action would consist of a simple JavaScript (more tools > run JavaScript) which includes the code.

• Cache host / location of the Swap file

  I thought to move the files to a local SSD disk swap. My hosts are not really short memory, that I was just trying to save space on the SAN by moving Exchange out of the data store files. Is there a place any allowing the host Cache option if I move to the local SSD disk swap files?

  Evening,

  A few points to consider:

  When you say that the swap files do you have the virtual machine swap or Exchange against guests.  I would advise against the local Exchange against guests being on ssd for reasons HA.

  If you mean that the virtual machine swap file, this file is created when the virtual machine is running and is the size of the virtual memory of the virtual machine - any booking.  Put this file on ssd local has two benefits:

  1. swap because of the speed speed local ssd

  2. do not store your san (a requirement of your original question)

  Now, please keep in mind that this file is only used during the excessive demands of memory operations.  So, if you have zero on commit on the memory, they will never be used #1 do not really have an advantage.  If you find yourself with free' place san ing.  If it is essential for you, then of course do and by all means turn the swap feature to the host cache.  (Good article on it here http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2011/08/18/swap-to-host-cache-aka-swap-to-ssd/)  If you have ssd and you want to see the performance of your SSD where no more if hire you may just want to wait for 5.5 and use vSphere Flash Read Cache (article here that & #8217; s new in vSphere 5.5 storage |) VMware vSphere Blog - VMware Blogs)

  Please let me know if that answers your question.

  Thank you

  Joseph

• Windows Server 2008 R2 comments: swap file problem

  I have several guests Windiows Server 2008 R2.

  What is the best way to rate, and then place the Windows swap file?

  For the physical Windows servers, many people suggest to allocate a fixed size page file whose size is 1.5 times the RAM: does make sense for virtual machines hosted as well?

  Is there a best practice or guideline to refer to?

  Concerning

  Marius

  
  

  Marius - Roma wrote:

  What is the best way to rate, and then place the Windows swap file?

  For the physical Windows servers, many people suggest to allocate a fixed size page file whose size is 1.5 times the RAM: does make sense for virtual machines hosted as well?

  Is there a best practice or guideline to refer to?

  As noted by A.P. the 1.5 x that RAM is really just an arbitrary number someone at Microsoft came at a time with and then walked into best practices with no real valid reason.

  However, it could be a few things to consider:

  Leave for the managed system is the easiest way, but could lead to a greater fragmentation of your C: drive.

  If the definition of a fixed size you should really consider to approve how much space you like Windows to be able to push in the pagefile with an internal memory. Usually if the machine Windows have a decent amount of RAM and page file usage is quite low.

  If adding an another virtual hard disk to the virtual computer and put the pagefile.sys on which you have a little more complex configuration, but could achieve savings if possible to exclude that drive in your backup tool and replication VM settings (if used). You could also possible to put all the files of comments VM on a sort of thin provisioned LUNS/NFS because it consumes a lot of space, but be used very little.

• Swap file

  Hello, I have a question for exchanging files. If I create a virtual machine with 1vcpu, 2 GB of ram and does not use a resource pool, then I see that my swap file is 2 GB in size. I understand that, so far. If I use a reservation of memory 1 GB, my swap will be 1 GB. Understand the part as well. I don't understand, when this file will be used? I read a few links on the web, and I see that this has nothing to do with the windows pagefile. If I have a VM with 1 GB of vram and all that 1 GB is used, I think windows will start to write the swap file, which will kill performance. Unless I'm wrong and it is during this swap file is used?

  Any help?

  MN

  There are three steps the vmkernel uses in managing and releasing memory.

  1. Transparent Page Sharing - the vmkernel is aware of all the pages are stored by the VMs - when it identifies identical pages it will store both read-only memory and when a change needs to be done will be copied into its own space in memroy - what is completely transparent to the operating system do you have in the virtual machine
  2. Balloon pilot - this is the driver which is installed with the VMware tools and typically is inactive - it is operated by the vmkernel when the ESXi host runs hsort physical memory - he began claiming the memory in the virtual memory of VMs force the operating system to continue its own Exchange/swap file space.
  3. by vm vmkernel swap file - what you're asking-if the vmkernel does not enough memory to satisfy your VMs need it begins to swap pages of memory to the swap space / as you pointed out it is independent of the guest operating system virtual memory and is equal to the amount of memory assigned to the virtual machine and the reserve of memory of the VMS - fi that everything works as designed Yes virtual machine will already use virtual memory OS comments

• Location of file exchange and swap file

  Where can I get information about the location of the pagefile in ESXi?

  What, exactly, the pagefile?

  This is the VM guest swap file or what else?

  Concerning

  Marius

  In the ESX swap file is a file that will store the virtual machine ram in the case of the ESX host is running out of physical memory. This means that, with an ESX running on the 4 GB of ram, you'll be able to create 10 virtual machines with 2 GB of ram each. Virtual machines, most of the time, do not use all their RAM, so ESX handles mapping them used ram of virtual machines in its 4GBs. When virtual machines are beginning to demand more memory, ESX will run out of RAM and will begin using the swapfiles, trying to force the VMS to release unused memory with the pilot balooning (vmmemctl that comes with VMware Tools). The internal file of the operating system is another thing, and it is managed only by the operating system. The ESX is right that the virtual machine is recording inside its disc (for example, the swap file).

  The swap file is always created with the same size of the virtual machine RAM if you need free space on the VMFS for this. He still considers before filling the vmdk disk

  Hope this helps you.

  Marcelo

• Swap file UUID partition

  We had to resize our partition root on one of our 3.0.2 ESX host. In the process, our over Linux swap partition corrupted. We have restored the partition and then was re - activate the partition with the kswap command. We get always the no error of swap partition at the start of the host. I think the problem is that the specification of the UUID in the fstab file is incorrect. However, I can't find a way into ESX to list the UUID for the partitions of the host. Linux command like sudo blkid and ls-l commande┬a identifiant_volume do not work. What is the process to find the UUID in ESX swap partition, so I can correct in fstab?

  Thank you for any input,

  Greg

  dumpuuid $(swapon-s | grep partition | awk '{print $1}')

  (must fail with multiple swap partitions...)

• Swap file / virtual memory

  WIN 7

  Read the reference and successful links to get my confused self on the setting of the page file / virtual memory.

  Some please can you model which is best practices.

  for example. can I set up a swap file on all drives, including the system disk?

  Craig,

  When you configure a Windows system, a managed dynamic swap file is created on the startup disk. The disadvantages are mainly two things:

  1. the fragmentation of the pagefile, reducing performance, and

  2. several requests on the same hard disk access, which reduces performance.

  In general, it is better to have dedicated disks for dedicated tasks that access to each disk, so the OS on 1 disk, pagefile on another disk, support on another disk, presents a preview on another one, etc..

  When you set up a new facility with newly formatted discs, I believe it is preferable to use another drive for the paging file that is static, and it's the first thing I do. This will mean that it is the first file created on the separate disk and will be located on the fastest part of the disk. Making public static, means that there will be no fragmentation.

  There is a golden rule to set the size of your pagefile to about 1.5 times the physical memory, but this dating from the time when 4 GB memory was already huge. With 12 GB of memory the norm these days, it is meaningless to make the pagefile over 8 to 12 GB. This will depend on your usual workflow. If you used to have a lot of open applications, working in the shadows, AE make, SOUL a great file queue handling, editing in PR, all by building a disc in FR and switching back and forth between the AU and PR, all at the same time, you should probably increase this figure.

  IMO, it is not advantageous to use of swap files on multiple disks. In my case, with 12 G of memory, I use a swap file static single of 8 G on a raid0 of two disks. I never needed more than about 4 G max of this space.

• Could what harm be if the swap file is deleted manually?

  In order to better perform on the drive C: of HDD (1), I put the drive V: on HDD (2) for virtual memory.

  If I have window shutdown properly without going into sleep / hibernation, I would like to know if I delete the file manually on V: drive, what harm could it be?

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thanks in advance for your suggestions :>

  so if I'm going to restore the image of the OS to the C: drive, I can delete the Page file of formatting of the partition, which keep the pagefile.  On other words, also for a long time that the window is not start, so I can format the partition, who keep the pagefile, when Windows XP restarts, and can not find file, window regenerate another page file again, it would be correct?

  Does anyone have any suggestions?

  Thank you, to all the world a lot of suggestions :>

  OK, swap file contains nothing when your computer is off. all it is is the placeholder. so it can be deleted.

  and Yes windows xp will always make a new. I tried to disable the pagefile once and he continues to make a new: P

  Even if you try to delete the page file while windows is running, it will not work and windows will tell you that it is used by another person or program.

  -Alex

  will test to see if the pagefile is spilled in hiberfil.sys hibernation occurs during or not *.

• Swap file Windows 7

  Separated from this thread.

  Hello there, first sorry my bad English, and if subject iposting badly want application, any swap file, I have windows 7 / 8 GB of ram and my question is if I don't put the custom paging file no pagin file I have damage pc hardware or not?  Thanks for the reply

  Hello

  You need a page file and you should let Windows manage.

  How to change or move the virtual memory paging file in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/132201-virtual-memory-paging-file-change.html

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  To improve performance using these methods.

  References to Vista also apply to Windows 7.

  What antivirus/antispyware/security products do you have on the machine? Be one you have NEVER
  on this machine, including those you have uninstalled (they leave leftovers behind which can cause
  strange problems).

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  Follow these steps:

  Try these to erase corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Start - type this in the search box-> find COMMAND at the top and RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  Enter this at the command prompt - sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  How to analyze the log file entries that the Microsoft Windows Resource Checker (SFC.exe) program
  generates in Windows Vista cbs.log
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/928228

  Also run CheckDisk, so we cannot exclude as much as possible of the corruption.

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

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  After the foregoing:

  How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or
  Windows 7
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

  Use advanced tools to solve performance problems in Windows 7
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/6152/use-advanced-tools-to-troubleshoot-performance-problems-in-Windows-7/

  Problems with the overall speed of the system and performance
  http://support.Microsoft.com/default.aspx/GP/slow_windows_performance?p=1

  Optimize Windows 7 for better performance
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/optimize-Windows-7-for-better-performance

  Open the troubleshooter of Peformance
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-performance-Troubleshooter

  To see everything that is in charge of startup - wait a few minutes with nothing to do - then right-click
  Taskbar - the Task Manager process - take a look at stored by - Services - this is a quick way
  reference (if you have a small box at the bottom left - show for all users, then check that).

  How to change, add or remove startup programs in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1401-startup-programs-change.html

  A quick check to see that load method 2 is - using MSCONFIG then put a list of
  those here.
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  Tools that should help you:

  Process Explorer - free - find out which files, key of registry and other objects processes have opened.
  What DLLs they have loaded and more. This exceptionally effective utility will show you even who has
  each process.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

  Autoruns - free - see what programs are configured to start automatically when you start your system
  and you log in. Autoruns also shows you the full list of registry and file locations where applications can
  Configure auto-start settings.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb963902.aspx
  Process Monitor - Free - monitor the system files, registry, process, thread and DLL real-time activity.
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

  There are many excellent free tools from Sysinternals
  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/default.aspx

  -Free - WhatsInStartUP this utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically
  When Windows starts. For each request, the following information is displayed: Type of startup (registry/Startup folder), Command - Line String, the product name, Version of the file, the name of the company;
  Location in the registry or the file system and more. It allows you to easily disable or remove unwanted
  a program that runs in your Windows startup.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/what_run_in_startup.html

  There are many excellent free tools to NirSoft
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/index.html

  Window Watcher - free - do you know what is running on your computer? Maybe not. The window
  Watcher says it all, reporting of any window created by running programs, if the window
  is visible or not.
  http://www.KarenWare.com/PowerTools/ptwinwatch.asp

  Many excellent free tools and an excellent newsletter at Karenware
  http://www.KarenWare.com/

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  Think about it an absolute must - manually update your drivers.

  Vista and Windows 7 updated drivers love then here's how update the most important.

  This is my generic how updates of appropriate driver:

  This utility, it is easy see which versions are loaded: run DriverView - define the VIEW
  for the drivers Microsoft hide - updated those without drain in their names. (Also updated
  the BIOS and chipset drivers.)

  -Free - DriverView utility displays the list of all device drivers currently loaded on your system.
  For each driver in the list, additional useful information is displayed: load address of the driver,
  Description, version, product name, company that created the driver and more.
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/DriverView.html

  For drivers, visit manufacturer of emergency system and of the manufacturer of the device that are the most common.
  Control Panel - device - Graphics Manager - note the brand and complete model
  your video card - double - tab of the driver - write version information. Now, click on update
  Driver (this can do nothing as MS is far behind the certification of drivers) - then right-click.
  Uninstall - REBOOT it will refresh the driver stack.

  Repeat this for network - card (NIC), Wifi network, sound, mouse, and keyboard if 3rd party
  with their own software and drivers and all other main drivers that you have.

  Now in the system manufacturer (Dell, HP, Toshiba as examples) site (in a restaurant), peripheral
  Site of the manufacturer (Realtek, Intel, Nvidia, ATI, for example) and get their latest versions. (Look for
  BIOS, Chipset and software updates on the site of the manufacturer of the system here.)

  Download - SAVE - go to where you put them - right click - RUN AD ADMIN - REBOOT after
  each installation.

  Always check in the Device Manager - drivers tab to be sure the version you actually install
  presents itself. This is because some restore drivers before the most recent is installed (sound card drivers
  in particular that) so to install a driver - reboot - check that it is installed and repeat as
  necessary.

  Repeat to the manufacturers - BTW in the DO NOT RUN THEIR SCANNER device - check
  manually by model.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  Installation and update of drivers under Windows 7 (updated drivers manually using the methods above
  It is preferable to ensure that the latest drivers from the manufacturer of system and device manufacturers are located)
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/43216-installing-updating-drivers-7-a.html

  If you update the drivers manually, then it's a good idea to disable the facilities of driver under Windows
  Updates, that leaves about Windows updates but it will not install the drivers that will be generally
  older and cause problems. If updates offers a new driver and then HIDE it (right click on it), then
  get new manually if you wish.

  Stop Windows 7 to automatically install device drivers
  http://helpdeskgeek.com/Windows-7/stop-Windows-7-from-automatically-installing-device-drivers/

  Turn off Windows Update Device Driver search prompt in Windows 7 / Vista (for the professional, full and Enterprise edition)
  http://www.AddictiveTips.com/Windows-tips/disable-Windows-Update-device-driver-search-prompt/

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  Refer to these discussions because many more excellent advice however don't forget to check your antivirus
  programs, the main drivers and BIOS update and also solve the problems with the cleanboot method
  first.

  Problems with the overall speed of the system and performance
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/slow_windows_performance/en-us

  Performance and Maintenance Tips
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/welcome-to-the-performance-and-maintenance-Forum/19e5d6c3-BF07-49ac-a2fa-6718c988f125

  Explorer Windows stopped working
  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/Windows-Explorer-has-stopped-working/6ab02526-5071-4DCC-895F-d90202bad8b3

  I hope this helps.

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• Windows 7 does not take into account swap file settings

  I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit installed on a system with a mirrored system disk and two disks no mirroring, including a SSD drive which is configured with ReadyBoost. Because mirroring is to the integrity of the data, and has a performance cost associated with it, I don't want any file on my system disk. Instead, I want that page files on non mirrored disks.

  So I use computer-> properties and go to the "advanced system settings" to bring up the System Properties dialog box. I click on the "Advanced" tab and in the 'Performance' section, click on 'Settings' to bring up the "Performance Options" dialog box Then I click the "Advanced" tab and in the "Virtual memory" section, click on 'Change' to bring up the dialog box 'virtual memory '. Here, it lists the drive letters and for each drive paging file options.

  I put the SSD (:)) has 'Custom size' with ' Initial size (MB): ' as 24576 and ' size maximum (MB): ' as 24576, click on 'Set'. "" "")

  I put the other disk not mirrored (b) 'Custom size' with ' Initial size (MB): ' as 24576 and ' size maximum (MB): ' as 24576, click on 'Set'.»»» "

  I put the system disk (c :)) "No paging file" and click "Set".) I also tried setting the system drive (c :)) "Minimum allowed" value of 16 MB (size initial and maximum size).)

  I get the warnings appropriate, if I didn't put "No paging file" and accept the consequences. If I put the pagefile to 16 MB on the system drive, I don't get a warning of not having a swap file.

  I reboot, to let the new settings take effect. When the system is in place, if I put "No paging file" on the system drive, Windows tells me that it has created a pagefile on the system drive, and the file is approximately the same size as the physical memory, i.e. 12 G and the "Performance Options" Advanced tab reports that "the file size for all readers of Total paging" is 12288MB.

  If, instead, I put the system drive for the authorized minimum 16 MB paging file, Advanced tab "Performance Options" reports "Total paging file for all readers size" is 16 MB.

  In any situation he always respects the settings specified in the dialog virtual memory for other readers.

  I checked that 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\PageFileOnOsVolume' is set to 0, and 'HKLM\SYSTEM\CurentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management\TempPageFile' does not exist OR has been set to 0 (Windows always change this parameter to 1 if I chose "No paging file" for the system volume.) So, I change it to 0, reboot and Windows it passes 1 ad creates the 12288 MB pagefile on the system volume).

  I disabled BitLocker - it does not start.

  I don't really know what hoops I have to pass through to convince Windows to use the swap file configuration that I specify. At the very least, if I put in place minimum swap file on the system drive, to avoid the essential consequences pagination on a mirrored disk performance and to prevent Windows from automatically creating the 12 G pagefile on the system drive, I expect that the other swap files on non mirrored disks will be used by the system , but dialogue "Performance Options" it is clear that single paging file in use is the one on the system volume - exactly what I don't want.

  Can you please tell me how to get Windows to my settings?

  Hello

  Please contact Microsoft Community.

  We have specific forum for the RAID configuration operating system and they are experts in this field of investigation and would be in a better position to address the concerns. So refer to the link below and post your query on the TechNet Forums.

  https://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home?category=w7itpro&filter=AllTypes&sort=lastpostdesc

  I hope this helps. If you have any questions on Windows, please answer. We will be happy to help you.