Creating a Domain Controller

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Memory Fundamentals for SQL Server - References

Book References
https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Professional_SQL_Server_2012_Internals_a.html?id=-TjHHnP8ivEC

https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Microsoft_SQL_Server_2008_Internals.html?id=NJUpAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://books.google.co.in/books/about/Microsoft_SQL_Server_2012_Internals.html?id=wK1CAwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y

Topic Wise Blogs

32-bit / 64-bit

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias/archive/2009/07/07/understanding-the-vas-reservation-aka-memtoleave-in-sql-server.aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms187499(v=sql.105).aspx

/3GB Switch, /PAE Switch, AWE

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/beatrice/2008/08/29/3gb-pae-and-awe-taking-away-some-confusion/

http://blogs.technet.com/b/marcelofartura/archive/2006/09/14/3gb-pae-awe-what-basic.aspx

http://blogs.technet.com/b/perfguru/archive/2007/12/05/scenarios-using-3gb-and-pae-switch-and-appropriate-uses-of-these-switches.aspx

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/chadboyd/2007/03/24/pae-and-3gb-and-awe-oh-my/

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slavao/archive/2005/04/29/413425.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slavao/archive/2005/06/03/424905.aspx

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias/archive/2010/10/12/tsql-tuesday-11-misconceptions-enable-awe-on-64bit-sql-servers.aspx

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias/archive/2009/08/24/troubleshooting-the-sql-server-memory-leak-or-understanding-sql-server-memory-usage.aspx

http://sqlblog.com/blogs/jonathan_kehayias/archive/2009/07/07/understanding-the-vas-reservation-aka-memtoleave-in-sql-server.aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189334(v=sql.105).aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175581(v=sql.105).aspx

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/psssql/2009/09/11/fun-with-locked-pages-awe-task-manager-and-the-working-set/

SQLOS / Processes/ Threads/ CPU Models

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlmeditation/archive/2012/12/13/tasks-worker-threads-scheduler-threads-explain-it-all-and-dmvs.aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189267(v=sql.105).aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176043(v=sql.105).aspx

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210547(v=sql.105).aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-in/library/ms178074.aspx

https://mssqlwiki.com/2013/01/10/sql-server-operating-system-sos-series-1/

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqljourney/2012/12/16/an-in-depth-look-at-sql-server-memorypart-1/

http://www.practicalsqldba.com/2012/07/sql-server-sql-server-scheduler.html

SQL Memory Components

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slavao/archive/2005/03/18/398651.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slavao/archive/2005/08/30/458036.aspx

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/slavao/archive/2005/02/19/376714.aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc293624.aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188754.aspx

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176083.aspx

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