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Pagefile Size Check

Description:

We check if the Pagefile is configured as recommended and that there is only 1 PageFile configured (multiple PageFiles can cause performance issues on Exchange server).

Exchange 2019

  • Set the paging file minimum and maximum value to the same size: 25% of installed memory

Exchange 2013/2016

Set the paging file minimum and maximum value to the same size:

  • Less than 32 GB of RAM installed: Physical RAM plus 10MB, up to a maximum value of 32GB (32,778MB)

  • 32 GB of RAM or more installed: 32GB

How to set the pagefile to a static value?

You can set the pagefile to a static size via wmic whereas InitialSize and MaximumSize is the size in megabytes calculated based on the Exchange Server version and memory installed in the server:

wmic ComputerSystem set AutomaticManagedPagefile=False
wmic PageFileSet set InitialSize=1024,MaximumSize=1024

Included in HTML Report?

Yes

Additional resources:

PageFile requirements for Exchange 2019

PageFile requirements for Exchange 2016

PageFile requirements for Exchange 2013

Last update: January 13, 2023