• Don't use Task Manager to check SQL Server's memory usage. In many cases it will report a value far, far, far lower than what SQL is actually using. Use Perfmon and check the Total Server Memory counter.

    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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