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Guest Abhi Techie
Posted

Hi All,

 

I have a huge problem where i work.

 

Scenario:

I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

profiles and home folders.

Server has 4 GB of RAM.

As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

 

Issue:

Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

 

Event ID : 2020

Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

pool because the pool was empty.

 

We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

 

Abhi

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Guest Abhi Techie
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Re: File Server Issues

 

On Dec 23, 11:52 am, Abhi Techie <abhilash...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I have a huge problem where i work.

>

> Scenario:

> I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

> profiles and home folders.

> Server has 4 GB of RAM.

> As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

> initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

Hi,

 

I forgot to mention this is also a print server which has around 50

shared printers connected to this.

 

Abhi

 

> Issue:

> Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

> have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

> access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

>

> Event ID : 2020

> Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

> pool because the pool was empty.

>

> We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

> getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

>

> Abhi

Guest Edwin vMierlo [MVP]
Posted

Re: File Server Issues

 

As you did not mention what OS you are running, I am assuming you are

running Windows 2003

 

Please check out the following KB's

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/886670

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940307

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/822219

 

this article explains how to configure Paged Pool:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312362

 

 

And I must mention that PST files on fileserver is a bad idea, due to how

Outlook is managaging/accessing these files.

It is not supported officially, I strongly recommend not putting PST's on a

file server.

Here is the KB detailing Microsofts point of view of PST's on a Fileshare

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=297019

 

To configure outlook for roaming users, please see

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/ork2003/HA011402691033.aspx

 

 

HTH,

Edwin.

 

 

 

"Abhi Techie" <abhilash.ar@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:05c21ee8-c950-483d-809c-784d6378c35d@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...

> Hi All,

>

> I have a huge problem where i work.

>

> Scenario:

> I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

> profiles and home folders.

> Server has 4 GB of RAM.

> As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

> initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

>

> Issue:

> Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

> have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

> access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

>

> Event ID : 2020

> Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

> pool because the pool was empty.

>

> We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

> getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

>

> Abhi

>

>

>

Guest Anthony
Posted

Re: File Server Issues

 

Abhi,

There are several ways to go about this:

- Identify any changes you have made recently: drivers, utilities etc.

Reverse them or update them.

- Use Poolmon and Task Manager to identify the fault. Poolmon is here:

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=177415. In Task Manager you can select to

show Handles and Paged Non Paged Pools.

- Just possibly it is this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312362 but this

does not explain why it started happening.

Unless you are lucky and guess what change caused the problem, it can take a

while to track down,

Anthony, http://www.airdesk.com

 

 

"Abhi Techie" <abhilash.ar@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:d93a5e40-e87a-4a54-9936-0a8ce3b3663f@v32g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...

On Dec 23, 11:52 am, Abhi Techie <abhilash...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I have a huge problem where i work.

>

> Scenario:

> I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

> profiles and home folders.

> Server has 4 GB of RAM.

> As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

> initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

Hi,

 

I forgot to mention this is also a print server which has around 50

shared printers connected to this.

 

Abhi

 

> Issue:

> Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

> have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

> access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

>

> Event ID : 2020

> Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

> pool because the pool was empty.

>

> We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

> getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

>

> Abhi

Guest Hank Arnold (MVP)
Posted

Re: File Server Issues

 

Abhi Techie wrote:

> Hi All,

>

> I have a huge problem where i work.

>

> Scenario:

> I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

> profiles and home folders.

> Server has 4 GB of RAM.

> As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

> initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

>

> Issue:

> Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

> have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

> access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

>

> Event ID : 2020

> Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

> pool because the pool was empty.

>

> We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

> getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

>

> Abhi

>

>

>

 

Try:

 

http://eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=2020&source=

 

--

 

Regards,

Hank Arnold

Microsoft MVP

Windows Server - Directory Services

Guest Abhi Techie
Posted

Re: File Server Issues

 

Hi,

 

Thank you so much for all your help. Guess i will have to check all

these one by one. Meanwhile i wanted to clarify that the Server is

Windows 2000 Server with SP 4.

 

Cheers,

 

Abhi

 

 

 

On Dec 23, 2:15 pm, "Hank Arnold (MVP)" <rasi...@aol.com> wrote:

> Abhi Techie wrote:

> > Hi All,

>

> > I have a huge problem where i work.

>

> > Scenario:

> > I have around 1400 users who are using the same File server for their

> > profiles and home folders.

> > Server has 4 GB of RAM.

> > As i do not have much of space in the C drive of the server, the

> > initial and maximum page file is size are set to 4 GB.

>

> > Issue:

> > Right now users are all facing problems accessing the pst files.Users

> > have their pst files saved in their home folder so that they can

> > access them using outlook 2003 in a roaming model.

>

> > Event ID : 2020

> > Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system paged

> > pool because the pool was empty.

>

> > We have tried to fine tune the page file size. But we are not at all

> > getting any solutions for this. Someone please help quickly.

>

> > Abhi

 

>

> Try:

>

> http://eventid.net/display.asp?eventid=2020&source=

>

> --

>

> Regards,

> Hank Arnold

> Microsoft MVP

> Windows Server - Directory Services- Hide quoted text -

>

> - Show quoted text -


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