AWE - Memory Usage Problems

  • I realize this subject has been beaten to death but I have a problem with it that is driving me nuts.

    I have a SQL Server 2000 installation (version # 8.00.2040) that is running on a Windows 2003 server. I have the /3GB and /PAE switch set in the boot.ini and I have AWE enabled. I have also verified that the SQL Server service account, a domain account, has rights to the "Lock Pages in Memory" right on the server.

    When I look at the "Total Server Memory" and "Target Server Memory" in PERFMON, I only see about 2.7 GB available.

    I have another server with the same installation, except it is on Windows Server 2000. When I look at these same counters on this server, the numbers are what I expect (about 7GB, due to setting that as Max Memory).

    Any ideas why I can't see the extra memory usage?

    This machine has been rebooted several times before and I know I checked to make sure AWE is enabled but I am going to do it again as soon as possible so I can recheck the server log on startup. Unfortunately, that could be tonight because I can't bring it down during the day. I just wanted to ask if anyone else has had this problem and how they resolved it.

    Thanks.

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  • Did you remember to modify the max server memory configuration?

    Adi

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  • Yes, the max server memory is set at 7168. This has been confirmed both graphically and using sp_configure.

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