Re: Clear SQL Server Cache?

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From: Peter Yeoh (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 09/09/04


Date: Thu, 9 Sep 2004 16:06:25 +0800

That is not what the user wants. Those commands will clear clear the
respective caches, but SQL Server still holds on to the memory. The only
way SQL Server is going to release memory is if another process requests
more memory from the OS.

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"Anith Sen" <anith@bizdatasolutions.com> wrote in message
news:%23RqVRjalEHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Look up DBCC FREEPROCCACHE & DBCC DROPCLEANBUFFERS in SQL Server Books
> Online.
>
> -- 
> Anith
>
>


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