User Guide

Optimizing Server Memory 17
Server Memory Administration Guide
103-000147-001
August 30, 2001
Novell Confidential
Manual 99a38 July 17, 2001
2 Optimizing Server Memory
This chapter includes information for completing the following tasks:
 Assessing Server RAM (page 17)
 Ensuring That Devices Can Access Memory (page 18)
 Determining Which Processes Use Too Much Memory (page 19)
 Tuning Server Memory (page 20)
 Using Virtual Memory (page 26)
 Optimizing Garbage Collection (page 31)
Assessing Server RAM
Insufficient physical memory (RAM) in the server is a common cause of a
slow network. To determine whether your server has sufficient physical
memory installed, check the amount of server memory currently available for
disk cache.
In NetWare Remote Manager
1
Click the Health Monitor link in the navigation frame and view the
Available Memory status and values.
2 If the status is Suspect or Bad, view the System Memory Information
page to determine the source of the problem. View the System Memory
Information by clicking the Available Memory link on the Server Health
Monitoring page or clicking the View Memory Config link in the
navigation frame.