The VLM version of Oracle8 can use more memory than NT can use directly,
yes. How they did this I have no idea, but it is possible. Remember that NT
has an artificially low memory limit, for some strange reason.
DSmith <dsmith2005_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3768eefe.0_at_208.206.112.5...
> All,
>
> It has recently been suggested to me that Oracle has (in the last year)
> developed some new "memory mapping" capability that allows it to "see" and
> "use for the SGA" more memory than NT 4.0 can see and use.
>
> That is if NT 4.0 can only see 2GB (or 4 with EE) and you put, say, 8 GB
in
> the machine, Oracle has this new capability with "parameters that can be
> set" that allow it to use all 8GB. Can anyone confirm/deny this?
>
> --David Smith
>
>
Received on Thu Jun 17 1999 - 22:17:42 CDT
