Memory Problem

  • I am getting memory errors when running SSIS pkgs like

    There is insufficient memory available in the buffer pool

    Currently i have 4GB of Memory, does it mean i have to look for more memory on this machine.

    Thanks

  • Hi,

    What is your SQL Server Max Memory setting?

    Regards,

  • 3277 MB and AWE enabled

  • Tara-1044200 (1/4/2010)


    3277 MB and AWE enabled

    OK, great.

    What version of Windows are you using?

    What Edition of SQL Server are you using?

    Can you also review the Windows Performance Monitor Counters for SQL Server, Total Server Memory and Targe Server Memory.

    I suspect that there is not enough memory available for SQL Server but that is what we are looking to validate.

    Some Notes on your Specific Error

    802 - There is insufficient memory available in the buffer pool.

    Causes

    This error does not necessarily indicate an out-of-memory condition. It might indicate that the buffer pool memory is used by someone else. In SQL Server 2005, this error should be relatively rare.

    Taken from Troubleshooting Performance Problems in SQL Server 2005

    Regards,

  • Looks like that you are running short of Memory on that machine.


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  • unfortunately we have win 2003 standard which will not allow to add more memory.

  • What is your SSIS package doing?

    Perhaps ther is scope for improvement here?

  • If you do not have over more than 4GB of memory in the machine, then enabling AWE will do nothing for you. It is meant to take advantage of memory above the 4GB limit that the OS is accessing via the PAE boot.ini startup parameter.

    If your machine has only 3-4GB of memory and you suspect a memory pressure issue, you could try adding the /3GB switch. This will limit the OS to 1GB of memory, leaving the rest for applications to take advantage of. Also, I would make sure your max memory setting is not too high where SQL is trying to take more memory than the system can handle.

    This may take a little bit of trial-and-error to identify and resolve.

    Joie Andrew
    "Since 1982"

  • Where is the SSIS package being run from; On the SQL Server or a PC?

    Only reason I ask, I have gotten this message once when I was testing SSIS package from my machine and noticed that virtual memory on the PC was very low. It had nothing to do with SQL Server.

    All other posts have valid suggestions, so please do explore them first.

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