Today, after installing .NET on the server, I noticed three additional w3wp.exe processes in Task Manager. Their memory usage ranked just below SQL. I searched online for solutions.
Under Windows Server 2003 + IIS6, it is common for the w3wp.exe process to fail to release memory in a timely manner, which can slow down server response times.
In Windows Server 2003, the ASP.NET process is w3wp.exe.
It is recommended to install at least 1GB of memory for a Windows Server 2003 system.
w3wp.exe is an IIS process under Windows Server 2003. If SQL is consuming a lot of memory, it may be because you haven't set an upper limit for SQL's memory usage.
Under IIS6, it is common for the w3wp.exe process to fail to release memory and CPU resources in a timely manner, leading to slow server response times.
The following configurations can be applied: