I am looking for some information (white papers?) regarding the process for setting an optimal buffer cache. This is not in an effort to achieve a 99% bchr but rather to determine whether or not the current cache is over or under allocated. If idle ram is available should it be allocated to the buffer cache? Is the buffer cache as important in a DW environment vs an OLTP environment? Thanks American Express made the following annotations on 06/08/2004 08:25:20 AM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****************************************************************************** "This message and any attachments are solely for the intended recipient and may contain confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, use, or distribution of the information included in this message and any attachments is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us by reply e-mail and immediately and permanently delete this message and any attachments. Thank you." ****************************************************************************** ==============================================================================