Scheduling defrags and chkdisks across data centers
Diskpart has Enterprise Scheduling options for defraging. You could use a GPO to schedule chkdsk. ============= If we talk about defragmentation or other utility software, it would be better to purchase a customized software with that feature of maintenance schedule. Also, you can hire a computer programmer to do the job of customizing your software.
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| February 1, 2012 8:52 AM
CHKDSK, Data Center management, Data center operations, Defrag, Defragmentation, Scheduled Tasks
Diskpart has Enterprise Scheduling options for defraging. You could use a GPO to schedule chkdsk. ============= If we talk about defragmentation or other utility software, it would be better to purchase a customized software with that feature of maintenance schedule. Also, you can hire a computer programmer to do the job of customizing your software.
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| February 1, 2012 8:52 AM
CHKDSK, Data Center management, Data center operations, Defrag, Defragmentation, Scheduled Tasks
Restart Problems Windows XP
First off, if a computer is running slow I lean toward sypware or even a virus. Second, Norton is know to be a resource hog so I would uninstall that and just install AVG free. Yes it’s free www.free.grisoft.com Try using Spybot and scan for spyware or malware. Use the “msconfig” utility to stop any [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:50 AM
Windows XP
First off, if a computer is running slow I lean toward sypware or even a virus. Second, Norton is know to be a resource hog so I would uninstall that and just install AVG free. Yes it’s free www.free.grisoft.com Try using Spybot and scan for spyware or malware. Use the “msconfig” utility to stop any [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:50 AM
Windows XP
Perfect Disk or Disk Keeper
ESuazo I do not have any experience with Perfect Disk..but I did check it out on their website. It looks like a good solution. Of course it looks good…it’s their webpage;) I do use Disk Keeper on my network PC’s and have used it for about 3 years with good results. I like Disk Keeper [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:50 AM
Application software, Content management applications, DataCenter, Development, Hardware, Help Desk, Knowledge management applications, Services, Special-purpose software, System utilities, Tech support
ESuazo I do not have any experience with Perfect Disk..but I did check it out on their website. It looks like a good solution. Of course it looks good…it’s their webpage;) I do use Disk Keeper on my network PC’s and have used it for about 3 years with good results. I like Disk Keeper [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:50 AM
Application software, Content management applications, DataCenter, Development, Hardware, Help Desk, Knowledge management applications, Services, Special-purpose software, System utilities, Tech support
How often should I defragment my storage server
You should defrag it if it’s heavily fragmented. If the fragmentation level is low I wouldn’t bother defragging it. If the fragmentation level is high then it probably needs it. ============ Defragmentation of the hard disk drive should be done at least once every two months. This is to maintain the efficiency of the files [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Defragment, Defragmentation, Storage
You should defrag it if it’s heavily fragmented. If the fragmentation level is low I wouldn’t bother defragging it. If the fragmentation level is high then it probably needs it. ============ Defragmentation of the hard disk drive should be done at least once every two months. This is to maintain the efficiency of the files [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Defragment, Defragmentation, Storage
Getting an error message after defragmenting Windows server 2003
This problem may occur if the basic input/output system (BIOS) on your computer is outdated, or if one or more of the following Windows boot files are missing or damaged: Ntldr Ntdetect.com Boot.ini Verify that the BIOS on your computer is current, and then use one or more of the following methods, as appropriate to [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Boot failure, Defragmentation, Hard drive failure, Hard drives, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
This problem may occur if the basic input/output system (BIOS) on your computer is outdated, or if one or more of the following Windows boot files are missing or damaged: Ntldr Ntdetect.com Boot.ini Verify that the BIOS on your computer is current, and then use one or more of the following methods, as appropriate to [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Boot failure, Defragmentation, Hard drive failure, Hard drives, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 error messages
Files slow to open
I would suggest running the defrag utility or disk clean up since it is only happening on the single users computer, you may just need to do a clean up. You might also want to look at other programs that are running. If you have too many running at the same time this could slow [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Adobe, Microsoft Office, Office 2003, Office 2007, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
I would suggest running the defrag utility or disk clean up since it is only happening on the single users computer, you may just need to do a clean up. You might also want to look at other programs that are running. If you have too many running at the same time this could slow [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:48 AM
Adobe, Microsoft Office, Office 2003, Office 2007, Windows XP, Windows XP SP3
Excessive virtual memory usage on Exchange server
If this is your error message: Event ID: 9582 Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: Performance Description: The virtual memory necessary to run your Exchange server is fragmented in such a way that normal operation may begin to fail. It is highly recommended that you restart all Exchange services to correct this issue. [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange error messages, SBS, SBS 2003, Virtual memory, Virtual memory fragmentation
If this is your error message: Event ID: 9582 Event Type: Error Event Source: MSExchangeIS Event Category: Performance Description: The virtual memory necessary to run your Exchange server is fragmented in such a way that normal operation may begin to fail. It is highly recommended that you restart all Exchange services to correct this issue. [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange error messages, SBS, SBS 2003, Virtual memory, Virtual memory fragmentation
Defragment
In all versions of Windows you should have at a minimum 15% of the drive you are defragmenting free. The more space you have the more efficiently MS can handle the defragment. The reason for this is during a defrag your OS is moving files around for more efficient access. I have come tp find [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defragment
In all versions of Windows you should have at a minimum 15% of the drive you are defragmenting free. The more space you have the more efficiently MS can handle the defragment. The reason for this is during a defrag your OS is moving files around for more efficient access. I have come tp find [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defragment
Disk Defragmenter
Some antivirus programs could make the defragmenter fail. Have you tried restarting the machine in safe mode ? You could also try to run the command line version. To do that, follow these steps: -Restart Windows XP. -As the system boots up, press [F8] to display the Operating System Choices menu. -Press [F8] again to [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defragment, Disk defragmentation, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional
Some antivirus programs could make the defragmenter fail. Have you tried restarting the machine in safe mode ? You could also try to run the command line version. To do that, follow these steps: -Restart Windows XP. -As the system boots up, press [F8] to display the Operating System Choices menu. -Press [F8] again to [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defragment, Disk defragmentation, Windows XP, Windows XP Professional
Disk Defrag
Give <a href=”http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/”>JKDefrag</a> a try. Kinda cool too that it will run as a screensaver try www.diskeeper.com =============== The best thing you have to do is to purchase a third party and reliable defragmentation utility software. This would make sure the efficiency of your defragmentation activity and maintain the efficiency of your computer.
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defrag, Disk defragmentation, Windows Defragmentation, Windows XP
Give <a href=”http://www.kessels.com/Jkdefrag/”>JKDefrag</a> a try. Kinda cool too that it will run as a screensaver try www.diskeeper.com =============== The best thing you have to do is to purchase a third party and reliable defragmentation utility software. This would make sure the efficiency of your defragmentation activity and maintain the efficiency of your computer.
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| February 1, 2012 8:42 AM
Defrag, Disk defragmentation, Windows Defragmentation, Windows XP
Defragmenting Windows 7 using idle processing time
===================== It would be better if you perform the defragmentation utility tool in the active part of the Windows Operating System. This would make sure that the defragmentation process would run smoothly and properly for faster defragmentation.
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| February 1, 2012 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 deployment
===================== It would be better if you perform the defragmentation utility tool in the active part of the Windows Operating System. This would make sure that the defragmentation process would run smoothly and properly for faster defragmentation.
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| February 1, 2012 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 Administration, Windows 7 deployment
Defragmenting hard drive on Windows Server 2003
You can use third party defragmentation tools that have central management consoles to manage the tools, monitor systems and report on fragmentation levels. These tools have the ability to start defragmentation based on a schedule or a fragmentation threshold level (tool dependent). What they also do well is provide reporting on how things are going [...]
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| May 16, 2013 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, File Server, HARD drive, Hard drive repair, Windows Server 2003
You can use third party defragmentation tools that have central management consoles to manage the tools, monitor systems and report on fragmentation levels. These tools have the ability to start defragmentation based on a schedule or a fragmentation threshold level (tool dependent). What they also do well is provide reporting on how things are going [...]
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| May 16, 2013 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, File Server, HARD drive, Hard drive repair, Windows Server 2003
Defragmentation on Windows 7 workstations
You would need a third party tool to handle this. The native defrag utility can’t do this. ============ You cannot remove the defragmentation utility tool of any Windows Operating Sytsem. This is because it is already a utility software prebuilt with your Windows OS. If you don’t like that defragmentation utility, you can purchase a [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Defragmentation, Windows XP
You would need a third party tool to handle this. The native defrag utility can’t do this. ============ You cannot remove the defragmentation utility tool of any Windows Operating Sytsem. This is because it is already a utility software prebuilt with your Windows OS. If you don’t like that defragmentation utility, you can purchase a [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:41 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows 7 in 2010, Windows Defragmentation, Windows XP
Defragment when CPU drops below 5%?
Using the native defrag utility, no. Using DiskKeeper’s tool, I believe so. However the odds are that you won’t get that much benifit from defragging that often, and you’ll end up just burning out your hard drive faster that normal. ============== Your computer might need a lot of CPU power to process its deframentation process. [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:40 AM
CPU, CPU overload, Defragmentation, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management
Using the native defrag utility, no. Using DiskKeeper’s tool, I believe so. However the odds are that you won’t get that much benifit from defragging that often, and you’ll end up just burning out your hard drive faster that normal. ============== Your computer might need a lot of CPU power to process its deframentation process. [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:40 AM
CPU, CPU overload, Defragmentation, Windows Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server Management
defrag through group policy
for /f %%a in (c:list.txt) do psexec -s -d \%%a defrag c: && shutdown -s -f Save this as a .bat file. Download psexec from sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx Create a directory on your desktop, put the extracted psexec.exe and you .bat file in this directory. Create a list of machine names you want to defrag, an [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:40 AM
Defragmentation, Group Policy
for /f %%a in (c:list.txt) do psexec -s -d \%%a defrag c: && shutdown -s -f Save this as a .bat file. Download psexec from sysinternals http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb897553.aspx Create a directory on your desktop, put the extracted psexec.exe and you .bat file in this directory. Create a list of machine names you want to defrag, an [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:40 AM
Defragmentation, Group Policy
Defrag 725 GB ona Windows 2000 Server: Pros and Cons
We have succesfully defragged dynamic disk with no problems. 250GB was the max. 725 will probably take the weekend to finish. Analyze the drive first, look at the report and see if you can clean up some junk files and then defrag. ============== The best thing you can do is to backup all the important [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
Desktops, Help Desk, Information risk management, Operating system platforms, Servers, Tech support, Windows 2000 Server
We have succesfully defragged dynamic disk with no problems. 250GB was the max. 725 will probably take the weekend to finish. Analyze the drive first, look at the report and see if you can clean up some junk files and then defrag. ============== The best thing you can do is to backup all the important [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
Desktops, Help Desk, Information risk management, Operating system platforms, Servers, Tech support, Windows 2000 Server
contiguous allocation of the disk
It is not recommended to compact the disk every time you remove a file, as a small number of holes does not matter much in read/write operation, it is only recommended on a periodic basis depending on how frequently you remove file from your disk. All speeds being taken into consideration, it is worth doing [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
OS
It is not recommended to compact the disk every time you remove a file, as a small number of holes does not matter much in read/write operation, it is only recommended on a periodic basis depending on how frequently you remove file from your disk. All speeds being taken into consideration, it is worth doing [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
OS
Cleaning space and defragmentation of drives,server 2003
You can create a GPO that will set IE to delete cookies and internet temp files when the user exits. The GPO can also set the temp folder contents ti be deleted when the user shuts down For best performance the GPO should be created in each domain the defag and disk cleanup can’t be [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
Disk defragmentation, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003
You can create a GPO that will set IE to delete cookies and internet temp files when the user exits. The GPO can also set the temp folder contents ti be deleted when the user shuts down For best performance the GPO should be created in each domain the defag and disk cleanup can’t be [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:38 AM
Disk defragmentation, Group Policy, Windows Server 2003
Can we view fragmentation of Windows server 2003 systems remotely?
I would think this is not outside of the capabilities of Nagios. Otherwise you could periodically log in to the server remotely and check. Hope this helps! -Schmidtw ============ There might be a software or program that could perform the defragmentation process like controlling the remote computer as long as you have the access on [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:37 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows Defragmentation, Windows Server 2003
I would think this is not outside of the capabilities of Nagios. Otherwise you could periodically log in to the server remotely and check. Hope this helps! -Schmidtw ============ There might be a software or program that could perform the defragmentation process like controlling the remote computer as long as you have the access on [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:37 AM
Defragmentation, Windows 7, Windows Defragmentation, Windows Server 2003
C drive disk defragmentation
Assuming you are running the Windows defragger, unfortunately, particularly with a badly fragmented hard drive, it doesn’t always do a complete defragmentation in one pass. (I’ve seen it take as many as 3 passes for that defragger to completely defrag a drive.) In addition, that defragger will not defrag the page file. To get a [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:37 AM
Defragmentation, Disk defragmentation, Hard drives, Windows XP
Assuming you are running the Windows defragger, unfortunately, particularly with a badly fragmented hard drive, it doesn’t always do a complete defragmentation in one pass. (I’ve seen it take as many as 3 passes for that defragger to completely defrag a drive.) In addition, that defragger will not defrag the page file. To get a [...]
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| February 1, 2012 8:37 AM
Defragmentation, Disk defragmentation, Hard drives, Windows XP
