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SQL Server not using available memory
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Problem
SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (64-bit) on Windows 2008R2 Enterprise
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Even under heavy use - CPU over 80% for minutes
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Dedicated SQL Server
Set the service account to hold locks in memory
Is that normal?
What can I test?
Can I get SQL Server to use more memory?
- Server has over 300 GB of memory but total memory use in control panel never goes over 86 GB
- Have SQL configured to use the maximum amount of memory
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Even under heavy use - CPU over 80% for minutes
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Dedicated SQL Server
- Several large databases
- One heavily used table has an index size alone of over 10 GB
Set the service account to hold locks in memory
Is that normal?
What can I test?
Can I get SQL Server to use more memory?
Solution
Standard Edition is limited to a 64 GB buffer pool.
To use all the available memory of the server, you'll need to upgrade to either Enterprise or Datacenter Edition, or scale out to multiple instances of Standard Edition.
To use all the available memory of the server, you'll need to upgrade to either Enterprise or Datacenter Edition, or scale out to multiple instances of Standard Edition.
Context
StackExchange Database Administrators Q#46168, answer score: 17
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