SQL Server taking 2 GB ram with out PAE

  • Dear Gurus,

    Can you please let me know why SQL server is taking more than 2 GB of RAM even PAE switch is not being added in boot.ini?

    Following are the system credentials, on which this activity has been performed:

    System RAM :8GB

    OS :32bit

    AWE :Checked

    Maximum Server memory with in SQL Server :8GB

    Maximum Ram consumption with PAE: 7.49GB

    Maximum Ram consumption without PAE: 7.48GB

    Thanks

    Adeel Imtiaz

  • Having AWE enabled allows the system to address up to 4GB of RAM, the actual limit for a 32-bit system. 2GB is the artificial limit based on how Windows divides the 4GB of memory, 2GB each for kernel and user-mode processes.

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  • adeel.imtiaz (1/28/2013)


    Dear Gurus,

    Can you please let me know why SQL server is taking more than 2 GB of RAM even PAE switch is not being added in boot.ini?

    Can post the list of options you are using in the boot.ini

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