A significant portion of the database buffer cache has been written out to the system paging file. This may result in severe performance degradation
Applies to: Operations Manager Management Pack for Exchange 2010
Topic Last Modified: 2011-10-25
The Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager monitors the Windows Application log on computers running Exchange 2010 and generates this alert when the events specified in the following Details table are logged.
To learn more about this alert, in Operations Manager, do one or more of the following:
From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then click the General tab. Review the description of the alert that includes the variables specific to your environment.
From the Operations Console, double-click this alert, and then click the Alert Context tab. Review the logged events that meet the criteria of this Operations Manager alert.
Details
Product Name |
Exchange |
Product Version |
14.0 (Exchange 2010) |
Event ID |
906 |
Event Source |
ESE |
Category |
KHI |
Alert Type |
Warning |
Rule Path |
Microsoft Exchange Server/Exchange 2010/Common Components/Extensible Storage Engine |
Rule Name |
A significant portion of the database buffer cache has been written out to the system paging file. This may result in severe performance degradation. |
Explanation
This Warning event indicates that a large portion of the database buffer cache is being written to the system paging file. This issue may indicate that you do not have enough memory installed on the computer. The minimum amount of RAM that is required for a multi-role server is 8 gigabytes (GB).
User Action
Determine whether enough memory is installed on the server. Add more memory if it is required.
Verify that the system page file is set correctly. The page file size minimum and maximum must be set to the amount of physical RAM plus 10 MB.
For more information about multiple server roles and hardware requirements, see Understanding Multiple Server Role Configurations in Capacity Planning.
For More Information
If you are not already doing so, consider running the Exchange tools, which have been created to help you analyze and troubleshoot your Exchange environment. These tools can help make sure that your configuration aligns with Microsoft best practices. They can also help you identify and resolve performance issues and improve mail flow. To run these tools, go to the Toolbox node of the Exchange Management Console. To learn more about these tools, see Managing Tools in the Toolbox.