Memory allocation model on Windows

Question

We have an application server with 16 GB of RAM and 54 GB of SWAP.
The application server run on a Windows 2003 IA64 SP2.
We are using 6.40_ex2 kernel.
When we run intensive memory program (program that use a lot of memory in internal table) we see that all the EM is allocated in PM.
HM too is allocated in PM until the PM rech less than 200 MB.
When the PM is less than 200 MB the total VM used on the server is less than 25 GB (EM: 10 GB; HM < 10 GB).
There are SAP kernel rules that defined what allocate in RAM and what allocate in Paging file?
We think that should be a better distribution from RAM and SWAP but we don't know if it is a right consideration.

Answer 1

Essbase should use the amount of memory allocated in the Database settings, (plus some overhead for the Agent / App Server itself, which should be nowhere near 4G).Take a look at the database settings within the application. Look at the Index Cache, Data Cache and Data File Cache to ensure are not set absurdly high. As a test, leave them at their default values - worry about tuning them later.Also, how many Essbase applications are running on this server? Is it just the one?Regards,Jade-----------------------------------Jade ColeSenior Business Intelligence ConsultantClarity [email protected]