Morning All
I am running a Server 2012 Host with 192GB RAM, it only has around 12 VM's running on it, some are set to use fixed memory and some are dynamic.
Typically the host server has 70%+ memory free.
What would the recommended Pagefile setting be for the Host?
I am currently testing with Hyper-V Replication for disaster recovery. My Guest VM's are all running Server 2012 R2 using default pagefile settings with the pagefile on their C: drive.
Whats the recommendation for the Guests pagefiles? I have read some advice online about creating a separate VHDX file for each VM to put their pagefile on and making sure to not replicate this file to other sites as it causes unnecessary traffic.
With plenty of RAM available in the Host, I am not sure why Pagefiles are still needed to be honest, same in the Guest VM's, I can allocate plenty of RAM to them if necessary.
I will be migrating the existing 2012 Host VM's onto a 2012 R2 Cluster soon, so I want to get all of the pagefile setting optimised before that migration. This will include understanding best place to put the pagefiles themselves to maximise performance.
Thanks in advance for advice and assistance with these topics :) :)