Re: Clustered W2K3 Server Memory

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From: Olu Adedeji (i-oluade_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 01/04/05 

Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 22:35:13 -0000

/PAE will only be useful if you have over 4Gb Memory . . unfortunately this
switch is redundant is this situation given your memory configuration.

"Chris Wood" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> We have a W2K3 cluster with 3.6Gb memory on each of the 2 servers running
> SQL2000 SP3A. We have the /PAE switch on in the boot.ini files on both
> nodes. Is SQL2000 able to use more than 2Gb of memory, with this setting,
or
> do we need the /3GB switch as well with maybe a /USERRVA setting?
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris Wood
> Alberta Department of Energy
> CANADA
>
>

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