To help ensure that the active memory dump is captured if a fatal system error occurs, allocate sufficient space for the page file. Dell Technologies recommends allocating at least 50 GB plus the size of the CSV block cache.
- Determine the cluster CSV block cache size value by running the following command:
$blockCacheMB = (Get-Cluster).BlockCacheSizeNote: On Windows Server 2022 and Azure Stack HCI operating system version 22H2, the default block cache size is 1 GB.
- Run the following command to update the page file settings:
$blockCacheMB = (Get-Cluster).BlockCacheSize
$pageFilePath = "C:\pagefile.sys"
$initialSize = [Math]::Round(51200 + $blockCacheMB)
$maximumSize = [Math]::Round(51200 + $blockCacheMB)
$system = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ComputerSystem -EnableAllPrivileges if ($system.AutomaticManagedPagefile) {
$system.AutomaticManagedPagefile = $false
$system.Put()
}
$currentPageFile = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_PageFileSetting if ($currentPageFile.Name -eq $pageFilePath)
{
$currentPageFile.InitialSize = $InitialSize
$currentPageFile.MaximumSize = $MaximumSize
$currentPageFile.Put()
}
else
{
$currentPageFile.Delete()
Set-WmiInstance -Class Win32_PageFileSetting -Arguments @{Name=$pageFilePath; InitialSize = $initialSize; MaximumSize = $maximumSize}
}