RE: uptime
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:45:43 -0500 (CDT)
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Chris writes:
> Define "leaky" ;)
We have one particular 32-bit Win2K3 server that leaks System Page Table Entries (PTEs). This is most likely made much more noticeable by 4GT and PAE, which are both required for this fun slice of heaven. The free PTEs gets too low and apps (crappy MS database-type ones) crash. A reboot is the only fix, suggesting that the leak is system-wide and not app/session/thread-specific.
Not unrelated, see also:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/yongrhee/archive/2010/08/17/list-of-memory-leaks-and-performance-related-hotfixes-post-rtm-for-windows-server-2008-r2.aspx
> Memory leaks - no more so than linux.
I haven't seen that myself. Apps, of course. OS, no. Kill the app, RAM returns. Do you have examples?
That all being said, the 32-bit Win2K3 10.2 XE/APEX box here (used almost exclusively by me) has:
STARTED DAYS
17/01/2012 13:29:49 240
Rich
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