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Reboot SpeedI have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I know
it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has only 2 processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine takes 1 hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the 4 GB machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the problem or is there something else I should look at? -- James K. Which services are runniong on that machine?
possibly Exchange or Exchange and ADS? Show quoteHide quote "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message news:eJBdRJMMFHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >I have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I know >it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has only 2 >processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine takes 1 >hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the 4 GB >machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the problem or is >there something else I should look at? > > -- > James K. > Only basic services installed by default. This machine is a Data
Warehouse/Reporting server, it has SQL Server 2000, Cognos Report Net and IIS and that is all the custom stuff that was installed. The Other machine with only 4GB of memory was configured exactly the same and is a "test" server for reports/db's etc before they get pushed to production server. Show quoteHide quote "Axel beta-ID 506903" <ax***@www-axs.mine.nu> wrote in message news:%23OWyO1MMFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Which services are runniong on that machine? > possibly Exchange or Exchange and ADS? > > > "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message > news:eJBdRJMMFHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>I have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I know >>it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has only 2 >>processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine takes 1 >>hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the 4 GB >>machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the problem or >>is there something else I should look at? >> >> -- >> James K. >> > > Do you have extended memory testing enabled?
Where in the process does it consume more time than you would expect? Are the DNS, Gateway and other IP settings correct? Anything unusual / errors in the event log? Show quoteHide quote "-=JLK=-" <NoEmailPle***@NoEmailPlease.com> wrote in message news:Om4nHfOMFHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > Only basic services installed by default. This machine is a Data > Warehouse/Reporting server, it has SQL Server 2000, Cognos Report Net and > IIS and that is all the custom stuff that was installed. The Other > machine with only 4GB of memory was configured exactly the same and is a > "test" server for reports/db's etc before they get pushed to production > server. > > "Axel beta-ID 506903" <ax***@www-axs.mine.nu> wrote in message > news:%23OWyO1MMFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >> Which services are runniong on that machine? >> possibly Exchange or Exchange and ADS? >> >> >> "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message >> news:eJBdRJMMFHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>I have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I know >>>it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has only >>>2 processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine takes >>>1 hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the 4 GB >>>machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the problem or >>>is there something else I should look at? >>> >>> -- >>> James K. >>> >> >> > > I've monitored the event log and both the Application and System logs show a
gap with nothing recorded between 11:30 (last event logged during shutdown) and 12:45 (first event logged after restart). There are no entries in between to identify what might be causing the slowdown. Are there any memory checks that might be being performed during boot that would make a large memory machine slow? The machines are HP Proliant DL740R, 4 processor machines. Thanks, James. Show quoteHide quote "Mercury" <me@spam.com> wrote in message news:d2066j$s7a$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... > Do you have extended memory testing enabled? > > Where in the process does it consume more time than you would expect? > > Are the DNS, Gateway and other IP settings correct? > > Anything unusual / errors in the event log? > > > "-=JLK=-" <NoEmailPle***@NoEmailPlease.com> wrote in message > news:Om4nHfOMFHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >> Only basic services installed by default. This machine is a Data >> Warehouse/Reporting server, it has SQL Server 2000, Cognos Report Net and >> IIS and that is all the custom stuff that was installed. The Other >> machine with only 4GB of memory was configured exactly the same and is a >> "test" server for reports/db's etc before they get pushed to production >> server. >> >> "Axel beta-ID 506903" <ax***@www-axs.mine.nu> wrote in message >> news:%23OWyO1MMFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... >>> Which services are runniong on that machine? >>> possibly Exchange or Exchange and ADS? >>> >>> >>> "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message >>> news:eJBdRJMMFHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >>>>I have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I >>>>know it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has >>>>only 2 processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine >>>>takes 1 hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the >>>>4 GB machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the >>>>problem or is there something else I should look at? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> James K. >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > Have you tried enabling boot logging? Press F8 during startup, select Enable
Boot Logging, then once system has booted and you've logged on, check the Ntbtlog.txt file in the %SystemRoot% folder, might give some clues to what's going on... -- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Mitch Tulloch ============================ website: http://www.mtit.com weblog: http://itreader.net ***This message is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights*** "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message news:%23ZpvleUMFHA.2748@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > I've monitored the event log and both the Application and System logs show a > gap with nothing recorded between 11:30 (last event logged during shutdown) > and 12:45 (first event logged after restart). There are no entries in > between to identify what might be causing the slowdown. Are there any > memory checks that might be being performed during boot that would make a > large memory machine slow? The machines are HP Proliant DL740R, 4 processor > machines. > > Thanks, > > James. > "Mercury" <me@spam.com> wrote in message > news:d2066j$s7a$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... > > Do you have extended memory testing enabled? > > > > Where in the process does it consume more time than you would expect? > > > > Are the DNS, Gateway and other IP settings correct? > > > > Anything unusual / errors in the event log? > > > > > > "-=JLK=-" <NoEmailPle***@NoEmailPlease.com> wrote in message > > news:Om4nHfOMFHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > >> Only basic services installed by default. This machine is a Data > >> Warehouse/Reporting server, it has SQL Server 2000, Cognos Report Net and > >> IIS and that is all the custom stuff that was installed. The Other > >> machine with only 4GB of memory was configured exactly the same and is a > >> "test" server for reports/db's etc before they get pushed to production > >> server. > >> > >> "Axel beta-ID 506903" <ax***@www-axs.mine.nu> wrote in message > >> news:%23OWyO1MMFHA.2468@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > >>> Which services are runniong on that machine? > >>> possibly Exchange or Exchange and ADS? > >>> > >>> > >>> "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message > >>> news:eJBdRJMMFHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > >>>>I have a 4 processor, 32GB Win2003 Ent. server machine. As far as I > >>>>know it's not doing anything different from an identical server that has > >>>>only 2 processors and 4 GB of memory, but a reboot on the 32 GB machine > >>>>takes 1 hour and 15 minutes while it takes about 5 to 10 minutes on the > >>>>4 GB machine. Is it likely to be the amount of memory causing the > >>>>problem or is there something else I should look at? > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> James K. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. As it turns out I believe it was
due to the size of the swap file. With 32GB of ram we had a 32GB swap file and there is a security requirement that the swap file must be completely initialized (written over) during the shutdown processes. It seemed to be taking just over an hour for this process to complete. I reduced the swap file to 4GB and the reboot time is down to 15 minutes. Again, thanks for all the help, James K. "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message <snipped>news:OBqeqfrNFHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... >there is a security requirement that the swap file must be completely Where exactly did you configure that setting?>initialized (written over) during the shutdown processes -- Todd J Heron, MCSE Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights Group Policy, see http://tinyurl.com/4nfb2
-- Show quoteHide quoteCheers, Mitch Tulloch ============================ website: http://www.mtit.com weblog: http://itreader.net ***This message is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights*** "Todd J Heron" <todd_heron_no_spam@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23LUpt3xNFHA.1948@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > "-=JLK=-" <timetrips@NO_hotmail_SPAM.com> wrote in message > news:OBqeqfrNFHA.4052@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl... > <snipped> > >there is a security requirement that the swap file must be completely > >initialized (written over) during the shutdown processes > > Where exactly did you configure that setting? > > -- > Todd J Heron, MCSE > Windows Server 2003/2000/NT; CCA > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > This posting is provided "as is" with no warranties and confers no rights >  
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