Re: More Memory the better ...Why not

From: Noons <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:04:59 +1000
Message-ID: <3f4b3ef2$0$10355$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>

"Franklin" <member29243_at_dbforums.com> wrote in message news:3283899.1061860214_at_dbforums.com...
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> Well, how about using a 10 gig db_cache_size?
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Hope you're not using windoze 32bit...

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> Is there such a thing as too much data buffer RAM?
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Have you ever investigated what happens to an OS's virtual memory TLA buffers for virtual memory when the size of real memory approaches the limit of the hardware?
Used to be in the IBM doco for MVS, many moons ago when it was still called OS MVT.
Still valid.

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Received on Tue Aug 26 2003 - 06:04:59 CDT