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Re: 2G limitation

From: <isma.sanchez_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:42:17 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <3181f715-b6ed-4355-af83-15fb73dffa49@e67g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>


On Dec 12, 2:51 pm, bdbafh <bdb..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Dec 11, 4:44 pm, vinny <vinaya..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Dec 11, 10:01 am, l..._at_tech-trans.com wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > I created the Oracle 10g instance in Intel server. It has 4G memory
> > > and has been installed 32-bit Versions of Windows Server 2003 standard
> > > edition . However, Oracle can only recognize 2G memory when I have
> > > add /PAE /3GB in boot.ini. Now, what can I do?
>
> > > Ming
>
> > I think your boot.ini parameters are unsupported in Windows server
> > 2003 standard edition.
> > You may not be able to use all the available memory on the box.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291988
>
> > - Vinayak
>
> From the article that you referred to:
>
> "For other applications, Microsoft supports using the /3GB switch in
> Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition only in a production environment
> if the application vendor has tested in this environment and if the
> vendor is willing to support the customer who is using this
> functionality."
>
> /3GB works for MS W2K3 Server Standard Edition and Oracle (database
> server) 10g R1 on 10.1.0.4, 10g R2 on 10.2.0.3. I don't remember
> having to change the image since the 8.1.7.3.0 patchset (way, way
> back).
>
> /PAE is another matter which I am not sniping at in this post.
>
> -bdbafh

On our W2K3 Enterprise Edition server using /3GB parameter, we have some oracle instances running properly on Oracle 9.2.0.8 and using more than 2G memory.
We found the whole information in Metalink and Microsoft TechNet. Received on Wed Dec 12 2007 - 09:42:17 CST

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