Re: Oracle on Windows 2000 AS with /3GB flag

Check Metalink.  You will find all sorts of docs on /3G
  I am surprised to hear it didn't work on the test system.
   
  Watch out for hyperthreading on cpus.  This affects alot of hidden parameters.
  I had to take off the auto sga and decrease my sga target quite a bit.
   
  No not applicable on 64 bit Windows.
   
  I did have issues with /PAE switch and performance.
   
  --- Shamless self promotion....
  You might want to check out my article on turning my windows woes into wow 
article
  on Metalink.  I had alot of Windows issues I needed to work through.
   
  I am working with Orakill now to kill session vs using alter session kill. 
  I found on windows killing sessions didn't always work and orakill does.
  I will add my orakill info to my article next week hopefully.  
   
  Kathy

Richard Saints <saints.richard@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
     
  Hello to you all,
  I'm planning to activate the /3GB flag on a Windows server running Oracle 
Database, in order to extend the memory that can be used by Oracle. 
  The server has the following characteristics:
  HP Proliant DL380
  2 x Pentium Xeon 3,2 GHz
  4 GB of RAM
  HP Smart Array SCSI controller
  2x36GB SCSI RAID 1 internal discs with 2 logical drives: 
  C drive for OS
  D drive for Logs
  4x146 GB SCSI RAID 5 internal discs with 1 logical drive: 
  F drive for data
  Paging size on C drive (2048-4096)
  SO: Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
  The Oracle SGA Target is 1336 MB
   
  I would like to know if there is any special care that I should take, before 
I activate this flag on boot.ini.
  I read the Oracle Documentation, but I didn't found any particular aspect.
   
  I'm asking this because I had a bad experience with a test server where with 
the /3G flag was activated and the Oracle instance didn't startup. I still 
haven't figured out why. 
   
   
  Thanks for all your attention.
   
  Best Regards,
  Ricardo.
  
  

       
---------------------------------
Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! 
Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.

Other related posts: