Hi Everybody
Does anyone know what the maximum memory Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit) can 'see'? And what happens if you have more than that installed?
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Hi Everybody
Does anyone know what the maximum memory Server 2003 R2 (32-Bit) can 'see'? And what happens if you have more than that installed?
The maximum amount of memory that can be supported on Windows Server 2003 is 4 GB. However, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition supports 32 GB of physical RAM and Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition supports 64 GB of physical RAM using the PAE feature.
The virtual address space of processes and applications is still limited to 2 GB unless the /3GB switch is used in the Boot.ini file. When the physical RAM in the system exceeds 16 GB and the /3GB switch is used, the operating system will ignore the additional RAM until the /3GB switch is removed. This is because of the increased size of the kernel required to support more Page Table Entries. The assumption is made that the administrator would rather not lose the /3GB functionality silently and automatically; therefore, this requires the administrator to explicitly change this setting.
The /3GB switch allocates 3 GB of virtual address space to an application that uses IMAGE_FILE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE in the process header. This switch allows applications to address 1 GB of additional virtual address space above 2 GB.
The virtual address space of processes and applications is still limited to 2 GB, unless the /3GB switch is used in the Boot.ini file. The following example shows how to add the /3GB parameter in the Boot.ini file to enable application memory tuning:
Quote:
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINNT="????" /3GB
Credit the source - IE Large memory support is available in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000 that I posted last night :p
yeah meant to put that lol... so not with it tonight.. think i am just going to knock myself out and go sleep lolQuote:
Originally Posted by john
Easier to get it from a source, then to type it all out :-)
James.
Thanks, and I also found this one: Memory Limits for Windows Releases (Windows).
The IT Manager has bought more memory than the server can handle... Should be fun :p
Shouldn't he of researched before buying...........Quote:
Originally Posted by beast_gts
He said he did research it, and Crucial said the server can take 32GB of RAM...Quote:
Originally Posted by IanT
Yeah the server may take 32Gb of RAM Physical but surely he must of known about the 32-bit LimitationsQuote:
Originally Posted by beast_gts