Max SGA Size on Windows [message #61480] |
Wed, 28 April 2004 03:23 |
CC Su
Messages: 4 Registered: April 2004
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Hi,
If I have 8GB main memory and using /PAE parameter,I mean,I can see the 8GB in Settings ---[>] Control Panel ---[>] System ---[>]General.
I'd like to know the max limit for the SGA in a Windows 2000 Advanced Server architecture.
Thks & Best Regards,
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Re: Max SGA Size on Windows [message #61481 is a reply to message #61480] |
Wed, 28 April 2004 06:42 |
Frank Naude
Messages: 4581 Registered: April 1998
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Hi,
As far as I understand Oracle supports more than 4 GB RAM with switches in Boot.ini (/3GB, /PAE) and the AWE_WINDOW_MEMORY registry parameter. Nevertheless, this will be an easy test, increase your DB_CACHE_SIZE (db_block_buffers in Oracle8i and earlier) parameter to say 6 Gig, try to restart your DB, and let us know the outcome.
Best regards.
Frank
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Re: Max SGA Size on Windows [message #289389 is a reply to message #61481] |
Fri, 21 December 2007 03:39 |
oraclestew
Messages: 13 Registered: December 2007 Location: Warrington, UK
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Hi Frank, i read your response to the Max sga size on Windows systems and was wondering if you give me a bit more information. I know about the /3GB parameter in boot.ini, but what is the /PAE parameter, and what does irt enable the sga_max_size to be set to? If i have a Windows XP server, with 16GB of memory, and i want to increase the sga_max-size to about 8GB, would the /£GB or /PAE switch enable me to do this?
Thanks and Regards.
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Re: Max SGA Size on Windows [message #289454 is a reply to message #61480] |
Fri, 21 December 2007 15:53 |
halfydba
Messages: 20 Registered: November 2007 Location: Australia
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It's not actually Oracle that is supporting it. It is the Operating system allowing for the extention of addressable memory space to deal with the limitations of
1) The threaded architecture windows uses
2) 32-bit O/S addressable memory space. (Yes, this affects linux as well, but does not have the stupid windows threaded architecture, so there is less chance of reaching limitations)
Windows XP server does not support PAE. Metalink Note:225349.1 is the best resource you will find on this. Me personally, I would make sure I only used a 64-Bit Windows operating system.
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