Memory Available Bytes Counter

  • Hi all

    I noticed in task manager that sqlservr.exe looked to be hogging memory so I ran some perfmon counters and got th following:

    Buffer Cache Hit Ratio: Avg. Value 99.82

    Pages\Sec: Avg. Value 22.75

    Available Bytes: Avg. value 114758800 which equates to about 0.1Gb

    As our machine has 16Gig memory in it this says to me SQL is using is hogging all the server resources, but my question now is how do i tell in SQL what is actually causing the issue? Should I start to tweak the Max Server Memory option?

    Thanks

  • What is max server memory set to at the moment?

    Which edition of SQL Server are you running?

    32 or 64 bit?

    Is the server dedicated to SQL Server, or are there other applications running?

  • Paul White NZ (3/30/2010)


    What is max server memory set to at the moment?

    Which edition of SQL Server are you running?

    32 or 64 bit?

    Is the server dedicated to SQL Server, or are there other applications running?

    Hi Paul

    Its SQL 2005 Enterprise 64bit, and there a various clients running on the machine as well as SQL.

  • Kwisatz78 (3/31/2010)


    Its SQL 2005 Enterprise 64bit, and there a various clients running on the machine as well as SQL.

    Ok, so maybe start off conservatively with a max server memory setting equivalent to, say, 12GB.

    Let the system reach steady-state, and review it again.

    Many people are comfortable leaving 1-2GB free to cope with any sudden demands, but it depends on your environment.

  • Ok that seems seinsible I will try that.

    Thanks

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