use of the /pae switch with server 2003 standard

[Guest weaverbeaver]

I have a number of servers which contain 4GB memory and have Windows 2003

standard installed. From the OS the servers only show 3GB memory installed. A

colleague has rightly pointed out that if I use the /pae switch within the

boot.ini file the server then reports the full 4GB memory. As these servers

are going to be used to host terminal sessions to thin clients, memory is a

key resource which I would like to maximise where possible.

 

My concern is that all docs I have found point to the use of the pae switch

to enable addressing more than 4gb memory on the enterprise version of the

OS. Is the use of the pae switch supported for the scenario described? or am

I likely to experience stability issues by using this switch?

 

thanks in advance

 

Karl

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: use of the /pae switch with server 2003 standard

 

Your colleague is correct. Use the /pae switch. Might need to use /3gb

switch too.

 

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/e834e9c7-708c-43bf-b877-e14ae443ecbf.aspx

 

 

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Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

"weaverbeaver" <weaverbeaver@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have a number of servers which contain 4GB memory and have Windows 2003

> standard installed. From the OS the servers only show 3GB memory

> installed. A

> colleague has rightly pointed out that if I use the /pae switch within the

> boot.ini file the server then reports the full 4GB memory. As these

> servers

> are going to be used to host terminal sessions to thin clients, memory is

> a

> key resource which I would like to maximise where possible.

>

> My concern is that all docs I have found point to the use of the pae

> switch

> to enable addressing more than 4gb memory on the enterprise version of the

> OS. Is the use of the pae switch supported for the scenario described? or

> am

> I likely to experience stability issues by using this switch?

>

> thanks in advance

>

> Karl

[Guest Krish]

RE: use of the /pae switch with server 2003 standard

 

 

Hi,

 

Please go through the link below and it will give you a clear picture on how

memory management works in windows server. As you said in this post /PAE or

/3GB would not be a good recommendation.

 

Firstly, as you know Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition only supports 4 GB

of RAM and if you use /PAE switch in this, it is not going to work

 

Secondly, In the server only have 4 gigs of memory and if we use the /3gb

switch then it will effect the system performance and the system will start

giving error on 2020 or 2019 which is for pooled paged and non pool paged

space not avaliable.

 

Please let me know if this helps you

 

please go through this link to understand the memory management work

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/f0fcf0a6-3e6b-465e-b797-fe30e97eb32e1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

Thanks

 

Krish

 

"weaverbeaver" wrote:

> I have a number of servers which contain 4GB memory and have Windows 2003

> standard installed. From the OS the servers only show 3GB memory installed. A

> colleague has rightly pointed out that if I use the /pae switch within the

> boot.ini file the server then reports the full 4GB memory. As these servers

> are going to be used to host terminal sessions to thin clients, memory is a

> key resource which I would like to maximise where possible.

>

> My concern is that all docs I have found point to the use of the pae switch

> to enable addressing more than 4gb memory on the enterprise version of the

> OS. Is the use of the pae switch supported for the scenario described? or am

> I likely to experience stability issues by using this switch?

>

> thanks in advance

>

> Karl