SQL 2005 installation and memory

  • What's the default RAM setting on 4G memory server after install SQL 2005. I see 2G for SQL server and 2G left for Windows 2008 OS. This is 64 bit env for SQL and OS.

  • Hmm, I thought it was set to auto manage by default..

  • The default max memory setting after install is 2TB, regardless of the amount of memory available on the server.

    On x64 platforms - you want to always set the maximum to something less than the maximum available. With 4GB available on the server - I would set the maximum to no more than 3072 MB, leaving 1GB for the OS.

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