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/* http://www.sqlservercentral.com/blogs/glennberry/2009/10/29/suggested-max-memory-settings-for-sql-server-2005_2F00_2008/ */
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-- Turn on advanced options
EXEC sp_configure'Show Advanced Options',1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
-- Current Server has 8GB of RAM allocated
-- Set max server memory = 6400MB for the server
EXEC sp_configure'max server memory (MB)',6400;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
-- See what the current values are
EXEC sp_configure;