Installing Windows Server 2003 E-3

Partition Size

The size for the partition that the system is to be installed can be calculated from the following formula.

Size necessary to install the system + Paging File Size + Dump File Size + Application Size

Size necessary to install the system = 2900MB (Only Windows Server 2003) 3500MB (Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack1)

4400MB (Windows Server 2003 + Service Pack1 CD-ROM)

Paging File Size (Recommended)

= Mounted Memory Size * 1.5

Dump file Size

= Mounted Memory Size + 12MB

Application Size

= Required Size

IMPORTANT:

„The above-mentioned paging file size is recommended for collecting debug information (memory dump). The paging file with initial size large enough to store the dump file in the boot drive is required.

Correct debug information might not be able to be collected due to virtual memory shortage when the paging file is insufficient, so set an enough size of the paging file with the entire system.

„The maximum paging file size which can be set on one partition is 4095MB. If the above paging file size exceeds 4095MB, specify 4095MB for the paging file size.

„The maximum dump file size for the system with more than 2GB memory mounted is '2048MB + 12MB'.

„If you install any application program or the like, add necessary space to the partition to install these programs.

For example, if the mounted memory size is 512MB, the partition size will be calculated by the above formula as follows:

2900MB + (512MB * 1.5) + (512MB + 12MB) + Application Size = 4192MB + Application Size

Dividing into the partition of the recommended size into multiple disks as written below will solve problem that it cannot be reserved in one disk.

1.Set the "Size required for installation + Paging file size".

2.See Chapter 5 and set that debugging information (equivalent to the dump file size) is to be written to a separate disk.

(If the disk does not have enough free space to enable the dump file size to be written, then after installing the system using the "Size required for installation + Paging file size", install an additional new disk.)