Virtual Memory Management Questions

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Output of vmstat command and recommendations to improve performance
Recently our server (AIX) got unresponsive, so we had to restart the server. When I am using vmstat command to check any performance issues, the output is making me scary. I provided vmstat output below, suggestions are really appreciated to diagnose the bottle neck we are facing.

Answer Question   |  June 24, 2011  2:57 PM
AIX, Virtual memory, Virtual Memory Management, vmstat. performance
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30 pts.

Disabling virtual memory on Windows Server 2008 R2
Can I disable virtual memory AKA the swap file on a Windows Server 2008 R2 that is a 64 bit Os with 64 GB of memory?

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2011  2:56 PM
64-bit Servers, Memory management, Virtual memory, Virtual Memory Management, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2
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975 pts.

Cache and virtual memory
what are the similaities and differences betwen cache and virtual memory?

Answer Question   |  May 26, 2011  12:06 AM
Cache, Cache Memory, Virtual memory, Virtual Memory Management
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5 pts.

Virtual Memory for a 32gb ram server
How do you set virtual memory on a server with 32GB of ram? Do you disable it totally?

Answer Question   |  October 29, 2010  8:02 PM
Virtual memory, Virtual memory fragmentation, Virtual Memory Management, Windows
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9,815 pts.

Virtual memory setting in Windows server 2008
How can I tell how much virtual memory is in use on my Windows 2008 server. How can I modify that setting?

Answer Question   |  January 24, 2012  2:48 PM
Virtual memory, Virtual Memory Management, Virtualization, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Administration
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975 pts.

Dynamically release/GRAP memory issues
The vm takes the entire allocated physical memory even if it is idle. Does MS have a plan to address dynamically release/grap memory in the near future? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 16, 2009  2:07 PM
Dynamically Released Memory, GRAP Memory, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual Machines, Virtual Memory Management, VM
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16,755 pts.

Does Microsoft have any plan to implement ESX ballooning-driver-like technology for memory management?
Does MSFT have any plan to implement ESX ballooning driver like technology for memory management? This question is from the Microsoft Virtualization Chat on ITKnowledgeExchange.com

Answer Question   |  April 15, 2009  8:04 PM
Memory management, Microsoft virtualization, Virtual memory, Virtual Memory Management
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16,755 pts.

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