Hi everyone,
I am just busy creating a new 2012 R2 Hyper-V Server which has 256GB of RAM. I noticed that after enabling the Hyper-V role, that the page file size is currently managed by the system and it is currently set by the Server as 36GB - which is causing me some major issues as the Server that I am building has a 45GB SSD and only have 0.5GB free! I thought that once the Hyper-V role was enabled, that the page file was supposed to be reduced as the O/S doesn't need a large page file due to the VM's utilising the RAM. After some web searches, this is indeed correct which I find very odd... I can obviously set a smaller size, but apparently we shouldn't be modifying the page file size if the Hyper-V role is enabled as it goes against Microsoft recommended best practice.
Can anyone shed any light as to why the page file is still so large, and what I can do to reduce the size whilst making sure that the Server is still setup as per Microsoft best practice/support?
Many thanks.
Robert Milner | MCITP: Virtualization Administrator | Website: http://www.remilner.co.uk | Twitter: @robm82