I have scripted GoFast.bat to optimize Windows Storage Server 2003 performance after upgrading Windows Server 2003 to SP1. After running GoFast.bat, and restarting your server, you should notice performance improvements.

The syntax for using GoFast.bat is:

GoFast \[W2K3SVR1 W2K3SVR2 ... W2K3SVRn\]

Where W2K3SVRX is optional. If no W2K3SVRX is entered, the local computer is configured.

NOTE: Download the Performance Tuning Guidelines for Windows Server 2003 document.

GoFast.bat contains:

@echo off
setlocal
set key1=HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
set key2=HKLM\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
set key3=HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters\treathostasstablestorage
set key4=HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management
if  \{%1\}
\{\} set rmt=\\%ComputerName%&goto doit
:again
if \{%1\}
\{\} goto finish
set rmt=%1#
shift
set rmt=%rmt:\#=%
set rmt=%rmt:#=%
if "%rmt:~0,1%" NEQ "\" set rmt=\\%rmt%
:doit
set key=%rmt%\%key1%
@echo reg add %key% /V noaliasingonfilesystem /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
reg add %key% /V noaliasingonfilesystem /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
@echo.
@echo reg add %key% /V treathostasstablestorage /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
reg add %key% /V treathostasstablestorage /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
@echo.
set key=%rmt%\%key2%
@echo reg add %key% /V NumTcbTablePartitions /T REG_DWORD /F /D 16
reg add %key% /V NumTcbTablePartitions /T REG_DWORD /F /D 16
@echo.
set key=%rmt%\%key3%
@echo reg add %key% /V disable8dot3 /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
reg add %key% /V disable8dot3 /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
@echo.
@echo reg add %key% /V disablelastaccess /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
reg add %key% /V disablelastaccess /T REG_DWORD /F /D 1
@echo.
:: X86 only
set key=%rmt%\%key4%
@echo reg add "%key%" /V PagedPoolSize /T REG_DWORD /F /D 0xFFFFFFFF
reg add "%key%" /V PagedPoolSize /T REG_DWORD /F /D 0xFFFFFFFF
@echo.
goto again
:finish
endlocal