Subject Re: [firebird-support] fb 2.1 on Windows: how to use more RAM?
Author Stefan G. Weichinger
Am 27.08.2010 09:52, schrieb Mark Rotteveel:
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>> Are you using 32 bit windows or 64 bit windows? (I didn't know 2003
>> came in 64 bit, and 32 bit windows cannot use more than 4 gig ram,
>> even though you put 8 GB in...)
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> Windows 2003 server does come in 64 bit. BTW: Windows 32 bit can use
> more than 3 GB with PAE (Physical Address Extension) if (1) the
> hardware supports it and (2) the software is written to take
> advantage of AEP. Normally under Windows 32, a process can only use
> upto 2 GB of memory.

But doesn't the classic server start up hundreds of processes for
hundreds of clients?

We see these processes with maybe 5 to 20 MB RAM each.