Hi,

I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:

Current Server:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
4 GB RAM
/3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.


Target Server:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
3.75 GB RAM
/PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled

The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory to
it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on the
target machine?

Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use /3GB.

--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
Hi,

I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:

Current Server:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
4 GB RAM
/3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.


Target Server:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
3.75 GB RAM
/PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled

The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory to
it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on the
target machine?

Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the reason
why you want to have that change so that I can have a better understanding of
what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.

What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use /3GB.
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
>
> Current Server:
>
> SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> 4 GB RAM
> /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
>
>
> Target Server:
>
> SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> 3.75 GB RAM
> /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> AWE not enabled
>
> The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory to
> it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on the
> target machine?
>
>

What was referring to was this:

"/PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini"

It is self-contradictory. /PAE is not 3GB.

Also, you don't have enough memory to take advantage of AWE.

--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCBE95A4-E3E6-4FCE-9548-090B812D9EB6@microsoft.com...
Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the reason
why you want to have that change so that I can have a better understanding
of
what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.

What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use /3GB.
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
>
> Current Server:
>
> SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> 4 GB RAM
> /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
>
>
> Target Server:
>
> SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> 3.75 GB RAM
> /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> AWE not enabled
>
> The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory
> to
> it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on
> the
> target machine?
>
>

I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the /PAE or
the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL Server?

Thanks in advance.

"ronnie" wrote:

> Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the reason
> why you want to have that change so that I can have a better understanding of
> what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.
>
> What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use /3GB.
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> >
> > Current Server:
> >
> > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > 4 GB RAM
> > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> >
> >
> > Target Server:
> >
> > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > 3.75 GB RAM
> > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > AWE not enabled
> >
> > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory to
> > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on the
> > target machine?
> >
> >

That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the extra
memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:

http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530

--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the /PAE or
the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
Server?

Thanks in advance.

"ronnie" wrote:

> Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the reason
> why you want to have that change so that I can have a better understanding
> of
> what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.
>
> What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > /3GB.
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> >
> > Current Server:
> >
> > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > 4 GB RAM
> > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> >
> >
> > Target Server:
> >
> > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > 3.75 GB RAM
> > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > AWE not enabled
> >
> > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory
> > to
> > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on
> > the
> > target machine?
> >
> >

Hi Tom,

I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the SQL
Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB out of
6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the extra
> memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
>
> http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
> target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the /PAE or
> the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> Server?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "ronnie" wrote:
>
> > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the reason
> > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better understanding
> > of
> > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.
> >
> > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> >
> > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > > /3GB.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > SQL Server MVP
> > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > >
> > >
> > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > >
> > > Current Server:
> > >
> > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > 4 GB RAM
> > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > >
> > >
> > > Target Server:
> > >
> > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > AWE not enabled
> > >
> > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more memory
> > > to
> > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using on
> > > the
> > > target machine?
> > >
> > >
>
>

Earlier, you said "the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB". So does the
server have that much physical RAM now? If not, then wait until you have it
before turning on AWE.

--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B23DEDE0-4CE2-4119-BC6F-BB632C5FAE15@microsoft.com...
Hi Tom,

I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the SQL
Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB out of
6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve this?

Thanks in advance.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the extra
> memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
>
>
http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
> target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the /PAE
or
> the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> Server?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "ronnie" wrote:
>
> > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the
reason
> > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better
understanding
> > of
> > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.
> >
> > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> >
> > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > > /3GB.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > SQL Server MVP
> > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > >
> > >
> > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > >
> > > Current Server:
> > >
> > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > 4 GB RAM
> > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > >
> > >
> > > Target Server:
> > >
> > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > AWE not enabled
> > >
> > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more
memory
> > > to
> > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using
on
> > > the
> > > target machine?
> > >
> > >
>
>

The server now has 6 GB of RAM. So do I enable AWE and set maximum server
memory to
5 GB with sp_configure? I will leave the /PAE switch in the boot.ini file
and take out the
/3GB switch from it.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Earlier, you said "the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB". So does the
> server have that much physical RAM now? If not, then wait until you have it
> before turning on AWE.
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B23DEDE0-4CE2-4119-BC6F-BB632C5FAE15@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tom,
>
> I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the SQL
> Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB out of
> 6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the extra
> > memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
> >
> >
> http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> > I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
> > target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the /PAE
> or
> > the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> > Server?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "ronnie" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the
> reason
> > > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better
> understanding
> > > of
> > > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> > > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000 server.
> > >
> > > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > > > /3GB.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > > SQL Server MVP
> > > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX Server
> > > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > > >
> > > > Current Server:
> > > >
> > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > > 4 GB RAM
> > > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Target Server:
> > > >
> > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > AWE not enabled
> > > >
> > > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more
> memory
> > > > to
> > > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using
> on
> > > > the
> > > > target machine?
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Yes. Use:

sp_configure 'awe', 1
go
reconfigure with override
go
sp_configure 'max server memory', 5120
go
reconfigure with override
go

Then, stop and start SQL Server.


--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A461C42F-6D8B-4121-A127-7C568F5ECF93@microsoft.com...
The server now has 6 GB of RAM. So do I enable AWE and set maximum server
memory to
5 GB with sp_configure? I will leave the /PAE switch in the boot.ini file
and take out the
/3GB switch from it.

"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Earlier, you said "the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB". So does the
> server have that much physical RAM now? If not, then wait until you have
it
> before turning on AWE.
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B23DEDE0-4CE2-4119-BC6F-BB632C5FAE15@microsoft.com...
> Hi Tom,
>
> I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the
SQL
> Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB out
of
> 6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve
this?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the
extra
> > memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
> >
> >
>
http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> > I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
> > target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the
/PAE
> or
> > the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> > Server?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "ronnie" wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the
> reason
> > > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better
> understanding
> > > of
> > > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> > > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000
server.
> > >
> > > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > > > /3GB.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > > SQL Server MVP
> > > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX
Server
> > > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > > >
> > > > Current Server:
> > > >
> > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > > 4 GB RAM
> > > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Target Server:
> > > >
> > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > AWE not enabled
> > > >
> > > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more
> memory
> > > > to
> > > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using
> on
> > > > the
> > > > target machine?
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Thanks for the quick response, Tom. I have made the changes as you suggested
and
rebooted the server. What I have noticed now in the Task Manager is that
sqlservr.exe is
only using about 120 MB of the 6 GB memory while the CPU usage has gone to
almost
100 % whilst earlier with the /3GB switch in place the memory used by
sqlservr.exe
was almost 2700 MB and the CPU usage was below 10 %.

I haven't heard any user complaints about the system being slow but I am
very puzzled
by this SQL Server behavior.

Current Server configuration:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
6 GB RAM
/PAE enabled in boot.ini
AWE enabled and max server memory is 5GB
(Earlier it had the /3GB switch in boot.ini and AWE disabled)

Old Server configuration:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
4 GB RAM
/3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.


"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Yes. Use:
>
> sp_configure 'awe', 1
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
> sp_configure 'max server memory', 5120
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
>
> Then, stop and start SQL Server.
>
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A461C42F-6D8B-4121-A127-7C568F5ECF93@microsoft.com...
> The server now has 6 GB of RAM. So do I enable AWE and set maximum server
> memory to
> 5 GB with sp_configure? I will leave the /PAE switch in the boot.ini file
> and take out the
> /3GB switch from it.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > Earlier, you said "the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB". So does the
> > server have that much physical RAM now? If not, then wait until you have
> it
> > before turning on AWE.
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B23DEDE0-4CE2-4119-BC6F-BB632C5FAE15@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the
> SQL
> > Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB out
> of
> > 6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve
> this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> >
> > > That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the
> extra
> > > memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > SQL Server MVP
> > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > >
> > >
> > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> > > I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on the
> > > target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the
> /PAE
> > or
> > > the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> > > Server?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > "ronnie" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the
> > reason
> > > > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better
> > understanding
> > > > of
> > > > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server in
> > > > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000
> server.
> > > >
> > > > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and use
> > > > > /3GB.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Tom
> > > > >
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > > > SQL Server MVP
> > > > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX
> Server
> > > > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > > > >
> > > > > Current Server:
> > > > >
> > > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > > > 4 GB RAM
> > > > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Target Server:
> > > > >
> > > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > > AWE not enabled
> > > > >
> > > > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more
> > memory
> > > > > to
> > > > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be using
> > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > target machine?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Task Mgr is not reliable when it comes to AWE. What you want is to use Perf
Mon and there is a SQL Server object - Memory Manager. It has a counter
called Total Server Memory (KB) that reports what SQL Server is really
using.

Also, you can try using the /3GB switch in conjunction with the /PAE switch.
Once you get to 12GB, then go with /PAE only.

High CPU usage can result from the fact that there is no longer a memory or
disk bottleneck and the CPU does not have to wait for data to process.

--
Tom

----------------------------------------------------
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau


"ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C697319B-4F09-4DCD-AD28-2E4BF51EDA41@microsoft.com...
Thanks for the quick response, Tom. I have made the changes as you suggested
and
rebooted the server. What I have noticed now in the Task Manager is that
sqlservr.exe is
only using about 120 MB of the 6 GB memory while the CPU usage has gone to
almost
100 % whilst earlier with the /3GB switch in place the memory used by
sqlservr.exe
was almost 2700 MB and the CPU usage was below 10 %.

I haven't heard any user complaints about the system being slow but I am
very puzzled
by this SQL Server behavior.

Current Server configuration:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
6 GB RAM
/PAE enabled in boot.ini
AWE enabled and max server memory is 5GB
(Earlier it had the /3GB switch in boot.ini and AWE disabled)

Old Server configuration:

SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
4 GB RAM
/3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.


"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Yes. Use:
>
> sp_configure 'awe', 1
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
> sp_configure 'max server memory', 5120
> go
> reconfigure with override
> go
>
> Then, stop and start SQL Server.
>
>
> --
> Tom
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
>
>
> "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A461C42F-6D8B-4121-A127-7C568F5ECF93@microsoft.com...
> The server now has 6 GB of RAM. So do I enable AWE and set maximum server
> memory to
> 5 GB with sp_configure? I will leave the /PAE switch in the boot.ini file
> and take out the
> /3GB switch from it.
>
> "Tom Moreau" wrote:
>
> > Earlier, you said "the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB". So does
the
> > server have that much physical RAM now? If not, then wait until you
have
> it
> > before turning on AWE.
> >
> > --
> > Tom
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------
> > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > SQL Server MVP
> > Toronto, ON Canada
> > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> >
> >
> > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B23DEDE0-4CE2-4119-BC6F-BB632C5FAE15@microsoft.com...
> > Hi Tom,
> >
> > I have put in both the /PAE and /3GB switches as you suggested. Now the
> SQL
> > Server is only using 3GB of memory. I want the SQL server to use 5 GB
out
> of
> > 6 GB of memory and leave the 1 GB memory for the OS. How can I achieve
> this?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> >
> > > That's different. In That case, I'd turn on both - once you get the
> extra
> > > memory. Above 12GB, remove the /3GB switch:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...83b85ef5b91530
> > >
> > > --
> > > Tom
> > >
> > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > SQL Server MVP
> > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > >
> > >
> > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:051D8B41-A6F2-49FA-93A4-4DE697956DEC@microsoft.com...
> > > I just got to know that the RAM is going to be increased to 6 GB on
the
> > > target server before it goes into Production. How does it affect the
> /PAE
> > or
> > > the /3GB switch in boot.ini file and the AWE enabled / disabled on SQL
> > > Server?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > "ronnie" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks a lot Tom for the quick response. Can you please explain the
> > reason
> > > > why you want to have that change so that I can have a better
> > understanding
> > > > of
> > > > what's going on? Also, the target server has a Windows 2003 server
in
> > > > comparison to the current server that is running on Windows 2000
> server.
> > > >
> > > > What would happen if the AWE is enabled? Thanks in advance.
> > > >
> > > > "Tom Moreau" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Your target BOOT.INI has the /PAE switch enabled. Remove it and
use
> > > > > /3GB.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Tom
> > > > >
> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------
> > > > > Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
> > > > > SQL Server MVP
> > > > > Toronto, ON Canada
> > > > > https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "ronnie" <ronnie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:C14D97C4-6190-4632-9A7B-D619F992B5CB@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am moving the default instance of a SQL Server 2000 to a ESX
> Server
> > > > > running on VMWare. Below are the specifications:
> > > > >
> > > > > Current Server:
> > > > >
> > > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > > Windows Advanced Server 2000 SP4
> > > > > Intel Pentium III 1400 MHz
> > > > > 4 GB RAM
> > > > > /3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > > AWE not enabled and SQL Server using a maximum of 3 GB of RAM.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Target Server:
> > > > >
> > > > > SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition Version 8.00.2187
> > > > > Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP2
> > > > > Intel Xeon X7350 2.93 GHz
> > > > > 3.75 GB RAM
> > > > > /PAE 3 GB switch enabled in boot.ini
> > > > > AWE not enabled
> > > > >
> > > > > The target server is running on VMWare and we will be adding more
> > memory
> > > > > to
> > > > > it if it is needed in the future. What AWE setting should I be
using
> > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > target machine?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>