possible 2000 advanced server memory leak

[watts3000]

Ok I'm new to running my own webserver exchane server and ftp server. The machine specs are a 4100 dell dimension 512 cls crucial pc133 ram,and a 1 gig p3. I'm running iis for the ftp and webserver,and exchange for e-mail. Something does not seem right with memory. I look at the task manager and it says 523568 total physical memory and 322364 available. I leave the server up for one day I come back look at it and available is 82988. It seems like the number of processes also go up when it was 322364 available for memory I had 37 processes running. Now that its 82988 available I have 45 processes running. Is this normal to me it just doesn't seem normal.

 

[err]

look into task manager and see what's eating your memory.

If you have SQL server or Exchange running, they will each try to suck as much memory as possible and only release it when it is requested by other processes.

Also look at your iis process .. that is usually a biggy if you hold big websites.

eRr

 

[n0cmonkey]

Not being intimately familiar with IIS (it doesnt burn when I pee ) does it fork a new process each time a request is made?

And you really shouldnt put exchange on the same machine as anything else.

 

[watts3000]

Ok its a new website so its not really that big yet but here are the processes thats usesing the most memory lsass.exe uses 36,328, svchost.exe uses 14,548,inetinfo.exe uses 23,128, mad.exe uses 19,780, store.exe uses 25,496. I also would like to ask you guys where do I find out info that explains each of the services that are going on in task manger.