[p4] File cache tuning for Windows servers

[Patrick Bennett]

You definitely don't want the "Maximize Throughput for File Sharing" 
option.  It allocates the vast majority of system memory to file cache.  
This option should really only be used if the Windows server is used 
purely for just that, file sharing.
This would significantly affect the Perforce server's performance 
(which, in an ideal world, and given enough memory, would have the 
entire database in memory).

Patrick Bennett

Trey Valenta wrote:
> Appologies if this has been addressed already, but I couldn't find it
> mentioned in archives. For Perforce 2005.2 running on Windows Server
> 2003, should the server be left at the default "Maximize Throughput for
> File Sharing" or changed to "Maximize Throughput for Network
> Applications"? Does the Perforce server cache database files itself, or
> rely upon the OS to handle the appropriate file caching?
>
> Any insight is much appreciated.
>
> Trey Valenta
>
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