8 GB of RAM

I am running Windows 2003 Enterprise with 8 GB of RAM and SQL Server
Standard.
I have the switches /PAE /3GB in boot.ini
SQL max server memory is = 6656 MB
but with those settings I cannot get SQLServer to get more than 2.7 GB
of RAM
If I use the AWE switch, then SQLServer can only use 128 MB max
What's wrong?
Paul
On Dec 4, 3:42 am, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
> I am running Windows 2003 Enterprise with 8 GB of RAM and SQL Server
> Standard.
> I have the switches /PAE /3GB in boot.ini
> SQL max server memory is = 6656 MB
> but with those settings I cannot get SQLServer to get more than 2.7 GB
> of RAM
> If I use the AWE switch, then SQLServer can only use 128 MB max
> What's wrong?
> Paul
Is it SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005?
If its SQL Server 2000, then AWE is not supported
If its SQL Server 2005, then check the AWE 'Run Value' in
sp_configure... if its 0, then you might want to recycle the SQL
Server service to enable the AWE
In any case i dont believe you need to have /3GB switch in boot.ini.
|||Hey, of course you can use AWE on SQL Server 2000 (and also on SQL Server
2005).
You will need to run
sp_configure 'awe enabled', 1
and grant the Lock Page in Memory permission to your service account. For
more details see
How to configure SQL Server to use more than 2 GB of physical memory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750
Hope this helps,
Ben Nevarez
Senior Database Administrator
AIG SunAmerica
"dineshbabu.munugala@.gmail.com" wrote:

> On Dec 4, 3:42 am, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
> Is it SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005?
> If its SQL Server 2000, then AWE is not supported
> If its SQL Server 2005, then check the AWE 'Run Value' in
> sp_configure... if its 0, then you might want to recycle the SQL
> Server service to enable the AWE
> In any case i dont believe you need to have /3GB switch in boot.ini.
>
|||Ben
If you are on 64-bit , you do not need AWE anymore. If the OP has SQL Server
2000 along with SP4 , make sure that he has a last hotfix especially if he
are going to enable AWE
"Ben Nevarez" <BenNevarez@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2ADA35D9-C4FA-4852-B20A-3E08F240C626@.microsoft.com...[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hey, of course you can use AWE on SQL Server 2000 (and also on SQL Server
> 2005).
> You will need to run
> sp_configure 'awe enabled', 1
> and grant the Lock Page in Memory permission to your service account. For
> more details see
> How to configure SQL Server to use more than 2 GB of physical memory
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750
> Hope this helps,
> Ben Nevarez
> Senior Database Administrator
> AIG SunAmerica
>
> "dineshbabu.munugala@.gmail.com" wrote:
|||On 3 dc, 18:04, dineshbabu.munug...@.gmail.com wrote:
> On Dec 4, 3:42 am, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
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> Is it SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005?
> If its SQL Server 2000, then AWE is not supported
> If its SQL Server 2005, then check the AWE 'Run Value' in
> sp_configure... if its 0, then you might want to recycle the SQL
> Server service to enable the AWE
> In any case i dont believe you need to have /3GB switch in boot.ini.
SQL2005 Standard.
Running in 32 bits system
As soon as I use AWE, I'm stuck with 128 MB of RAM for SQL server...
(i.e. I run dbcc checkDB so that it starts using rapidly memory and I
see SQLServer.exe using not more than 128 MB of RAM in Task Manager).
Paul
|||Hi
Do you have SP4 with hotfix?
Install hotfix from(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899761)
Do you see in PerfMon that SQL Server allocate 6.6GB RAM?
<pdube@.clic.net> wrote in message
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On 3 dc, 18:04, dineshbabu.munug...@.gmail.com wrote:
> On Dec 4, 3:42 am, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
>
>
>
> Is it SQL Server 2000 or SQL Server 2005?
> If its SQL Server 2000, then AWE is not supported
> If its SQL Server 2005, then check the AWE 'Run Value' in
> sp_configure... if its 0, then you might want to recycle the SQL
> Server service to enable the AWE
> In any case i dont believe you need to have /3GB switch in boot.ini.
SQL2005 Standard.
Running in 32 bits system
As soon as I use AWE, I'm stuck with 128 MB of RAM for SQL server...
(i.e. I run dbcc checkDB so that it starts using rapidly memory and I
see SQLServer.exe using not more than 128 MB of RAM in Task Manager).
Paul
|||On 4 dc, 10:45, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
> Hi
> Do you have SP4 with hotfix?
> Install hotfix from(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899761)
> Do you see in PerfMon that SQL Server allocate 6.6GB RAM?
> <pd...@.clic.net> wrote in message
> news:e4a9b19a-1b95-4df7-b6d9-e8c374bfb9c0@.a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
> On 3 dc, 18:04, dineshbabu.munug...@.gmail.com wrote:
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> SQL2005 Standard.
> Running in 32 bits system
> As soon as I use AWE, I'm stuck with 128 MB of RAM for SQL server...
> (i.e. I run dbcc checkDB so that it starts using rapidly memory and I
> see SQLServer.exe using not more than 128 MB of RAM in Task Manager).
> Paul- Masquer le texte des messages prcdents -
> - Afficher le texte des messages prcdents -
SQL 2005 (9.00.3161.00)
The hotfix is for SQL 2000...
In PerfMon, I see Commited Bytes around 3.2 GB.
In Task Manager I still see SQLServer.exe using 2.7 GB. I guess then
that's just a problem related with Task Manager not showing the
correct amount of RAM used...?
Paul
|||On 4 dc, 14:08, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
> On 4 dc, 10:45, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
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> SQL 2005 (9.00.3161.00)
> The hotfix is for SQL 2000...
> In PerfMon, I see Commited Bytes around 3.2 GB.
> In Task Manager I still see SQLServer.exe using 2.7 GB. I guess then
> that's just a problem related with Task Manager not showing the
> correct amount of RAM used...?
> Paul- Masquer le texte des messages prcdents -
> - Afficher le texte des messages prcdents -
When I say that I see 128 MB of RAM in SQLServer.exe when using AWE I
mean that's what I see in Task Manager. Am I correct looking at this
value?
Should I check PerfMon instead? Is the memory shown in TaskManager
only kernel memory and would not show all memory used by SQL?
Paul
|||SP4 hotfix is not needed here as this is SQL Server 2005.
Try this to see how much memory SQL Server is using. Performance Monitor,
add SQLServer:Memory Manager - Total Server Memory (KB).
Have you granted the Lock Page in Memory permission to your service account?
See your Error log. Must show 'Address Windowing Extensions enabled' or some
AWE error message.
Hope this helps,
Ben Nevarez
Senior Database Administrator
AIG SunAmerica
"Uri Dimant" wrote:

> Hi
> Do you have SP4 with hotfix?
> Install hotfix from(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899761)
> Do you see in PerfMon that SQL Server allocate 6.6GB RAM?
>
>
> <pdube@.clic.net> wrote in message
> news:e4a9b19a-1b95-4df7-b6d9-e8c374bfb9c0@.a39g2000pre.googlegroups.com...
> On 3 déc, 18:04, dineshbabu.munug...@.gmail.com wrote:
> SQL2005 Standard.
> Running in 32 bits system
> As soon as I use AWE, I'm stuck with 128 MB of RAM for SQL server...
> (i.e. I run dbcc checkDB so that it starts using rapidly memory and I
> see SQLServer.exe using not more than 128 MB of RAM in Task Manager).
> Paul
>
>
|||Sorry. I missed that you are on SQL Server 2005.
In 32 -bit you do need AWE and as Ben pointed out gran permission Lock
Page in Memory permission to your service account.
To see if SQL server uses 6GB open PerfMonitor , do not use Task Manager
Visit also http://blogs.msdn.com/slavao/
<pdube@.clic.net> wrote in message
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On 4 dc, 14:08, pd...@.clic.net wrote:
> On 4 dc, 10:45, "Uri Dimant" <u...@.iscar.co.il> wrote:
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> SQL 2005 (9.00.3161.00)
> The hotfix is for SQL 2000...
> In PerfMon, I see Commited Bytes around 3.2 GB.
> In Task Manager I still see SQLServer.exe using 2.7 GB. I guess then
> that's just a problem related with Task Manager not showing the
> correct amount of RAM used...?
> Paul- Masquer le texte des messages prcdents -
> - Afficher le texte des messages prcdents -
When I say that I see 128 MB of RAM in SQLServer.exe when using AWE I
mean that's what I see in Task Manager. Am I correct looking at this
value?
Should I check PerfMon instead? Is the memory shown in TaskManager
only kernel memory and would not show all memory used by SQL?
Paul