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pras2007
Posting Yak Master

216 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 07:47:42
Hello All,

We have 2 instances on SQL Server 2005 64bit on the same box set to use 14GB of memory; at times we get high pagefile/physical memory usage on the server. Does anybody know how this issue can be resolved without moving one of the instances?
Please advice.

The Server information:
- Windows Server 2003
- Enterprise x64 Edition
- 16.0 GB of RAM

Thanks

Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 09:19:23
Is each instance set to use 14 GB or is that the total of both instances?





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pras2007
Posting Yak Master

216 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 10:44:26
Each instance is set to 14GB, thanks for the reply... Please advice.
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Peter99
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

498 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 12:09:52
and total RAM is 16GB on system right?
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pras2007
Posting Yak Master

216 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 12:46:23
Yes.
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sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 15:40:16
How much Virtual Memory have you set? Set Memory limit per instance.
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)

7020 Posts

Posted - 2010-03-02 : 22:03:04
You should set a limit on each instance so that the sum of the two limits is about 14 GB.

For example, set the limit on instance one to 8 Gb and limit on instance two to 6 GB.

Or, as an alternative, add more memory to the server to bring it up to 32 GB.





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