How do i check RAM usage.

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I have TS2000 on a Dual CPU 1.4P4 with 1.5Gb RAM. We have a Database program
that is very RAM hungry and although it appears that we have free RAM i
believe and it seems as if the it is being all you'sd. i read somewhere once
that you can check if there is RAM that isnt yousing itself although it
appears in Task Manager that it is free. The only way to free it is to turn
power off to machine. Can anyone tell more and any hints on maybe running a
few logs to check for errors. Thanks
 
When the system runs low on physical RAM, i.e. under 5-8MB it will start
paging everything to virtual memory which will cause the system to continue
to run, but at glacial speeds. This is referred to as "thrashing".

On a 2000 Server in the Task Manager it shows Physical Memory (RAM) being
used. If you notice that the available memory is low, and the page file
useage continues to increase, then you need more RAM.

Have you used the System Monitor Control to track the performance?

You should know that with 1.5GB RAM, only 750MB or that is available for
user processes and applications, whereas the other 750MB is dedicated to
system processes.

http://www.brianmadden.com/content/content.asp?id=69

How many concurrent sessions, and instances of your program are there?

Patrick Rouse
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
http://www.workthin.com
 
We have 7 users logged onto the server. Each user has at least Outlook, 1
excel spreadsheet and our database program loaded at all times. i have seen
the server using 1.2Gb RAM in task manager so is that effectively 2.4Gb?
You have been extremely helpfull i believe and i thank you for this.
 
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