Slow Server
I have a Dell R510 with 50GB Ram 24 virt processors (2 X 6 core hyperthreaded)
OS is Windows server 03 64 bit. with SSD drives (intel) and raid 10.
The only thing this server does is our ERP system. Epicor Vantage 8.
The thing is that every no and then the server just bogs out. i mean to the point that you can not open a new window.
I check the task manager and processors are under 10%
the memory usage is fairly high - showing system cache of 45 GB
I have it set for background services on processor
and programs on memory usage
GB network connection that stays below 2%
There is something that is bogging the system but i cant find it.
i have procexp and tcpview on there that i use to try and track it down but they really dont show anything "weird"
So suggestions on where to start or what else to try to find the culprit?
Thanks
OS is Windows server 03 64 bit. with SSD drives (intel) and raid 10.
The only thing this server does is our ERP system. Epicor Vantage 8.
The thing is that every no and then the server just bogs out. i mean to the point that you can not open a new window.
I check the task manager and processors are under 10%
the memory usage is fairly high - showing system cache of 45 GB
I have it set for background services on processor
and programs on memory usage
GB network connection that stays below 2%
There is something that is bogging the system but i cant find it.
i have procexp and tcpview on there that i use to try and track it down but they really dont show anything "weird"
So suggestions on where to start or what else to try to find the culprit?
Thanks
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The only thing that I know of that you might be able to do on the fly about the alignment issue,would be from Paragon which has an alignment tool for partitions.
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/partition-alignment/
I can't say for certain that your issue is one of alignment,but it's worth a look into as M$ SQL has this issue and it may be related to yours.
Also check out:
http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/virtualization/vmware-esx-server/vmware-disk-alignment/intro.html
http://www.paragon-software.com/home/partition-alignment/
I can't say for certain that your issue is one of alignment,but it's worth a look into as M$ SQL has this issue and it may be related to yours.
Also check out:
http://www.tcpdump.com/kb/virtualization/vmware-esx-server/vmware-disk-alignment/intro.html
Restoring the production system to a test system not only allows you to troubleshoot without impunity, but also makes sure that your backup procedure is good. Add to that the elimination of hardware error possibilities, you kill three birds with one stone.
If that's out of the question, checking windows event logs for errors and warnings (event id numbers and event id sources) is also a decent place to start.
If that's out of the question, checking windows event logs for errors and warnings (event id numbers and event id sources) is also a decent place to start.
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Been watching it for a couple of days and havent seen a pattern yet (excpet for the fact its in the morning usually) I dont have another server that i can use to test on right now.
The event viewer is showing that all is good in the world. I will probably have to wait until this weekend to try a few more things. I am going to swap the network cable and have been considering running a second nic and clustering the two. we did cluster on our term servers a couple years ago and i wasnt impressed but maybe since this is one machine it might work better.
Our traffic is on vlans to a degree, the wireless is seperated out from the wired and we have guests on another and voip phones on another. STP is on and we have fiber running from switch to switch. will keep you posted.
The event viewer is showing that all is good in the world. I will probably have to wait until this weekend to try a few more things. I am going to swap the network cable and have been considering running a second nic and clustering the two. we did cluster on our term servers a couple years ago and i wasnt impressed but maybe since this is one machine it might work better.
Our traffic is on vlans to a degree, the wireless is seperated out from the wired and we have guests on another and voip phones on another. STP is on and we have fiber running from switch to switch. will keep you posted.
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Well I have been monitoring it for quite a while now and for the most part it has been better.
It has only happened a couple of times in the last 3 months. ( I can live with that)
If it starts happening regularlly again I'll repost.
It has only happened a couple of times in the last 3 months. ( I can live with that)
If it starts happening regularlly again I'll repost.
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