• You can only control the buffer pool. The non-buffer pool memory should be relatively small, unless you're doing weird things with CLR. If SQL as a whole is using too much memory, reduce the size of the buffer pool as that's you can control

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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