Maximize Sql Server 2005 Memory.

Hi ,
I just installed my new server with spec show below ,
1. Win 2003 R2 32 bit
2. Sql Server 2005 32 bit
3. 4 Processor 2800 Mhz
4. 8 GB of RAM.
As I know , enable an AWE will maximize the memory usage of the Sql
Server. Is it true ? Before this , I need to set the "Lock Page Memory" ?
My intention is simple , is to make sure Sql Server 2005 fully untilize
the memory since this server only have one instance and with no other's
application sharing with it.
Please advise how is the proper configuration. Many thanks.
Travis TanIf this is a brand new server you might have been better off going with the
x64bit versions of the OS and SQL Server (assuming the hardware is x64 bit
capable) so AWE would have been unnecessary. But in this case you do need to
turn on AWE and PAE (PAE may be turned on by the OS automatically) for the
OS in order to get the most out of this. Then set the MAX Memory of SQL
Server to no more than 7GB to allow the OS to have enough memory to operate
properly.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Travis" <Travis@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EFA5E09C-B8C5-4B9F-B665-B71509CB41C5@.microsoft.com...
> Hi ,
> I just installed my new server with spec show below ,
> 1. Win 2003 R2 32 bit
> 2. Sql Server 2005 32 bit
> 3. 4 Processor 2800 Mhz
> 4. 8 GB of RAM.
> As I know , enable an AWE will maximize the memory usage of the Sql
> Server. Is it true ? Before this , I need to set the "Lock Page Memory" ?
> My intention is simple , is to make sure Sql Server 2005 fully untilize
> the memory since this server only have one instance and with no other's
> application sharing with it.
> Please advise how is the proper configuration. Many thanks.
> --
> Travis Tan