Memory Planning; Initial Memory - Compaq 117755-003 - ProSignia - 740 Configuration Manual

Configuration and Tuning of Sybase System 11 for Microsoft Windows NT on Compaq Servers
The following chart shows the performance increases when adding additional processor boards to
a ProLiant 4500 system. The test was based upon an OLTP test of a parts inventory control
database.
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0.0
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NOTE: Under Windows NT 3.51, if you need to run with 3 processor boards installed in your
system you will need to edit the Windows NT Registry. Edit the
\hkey_local\machine\system\currentcontrolset\services\lanmanserver\parameters entry to Edit,
Add Value, RawWorkItems REG_DWORD = 0x100 to the registry. Save the changes, shutdown
and restart Windows NT for the changes to take effect.

Memory Planning

The objective of this section is to provide you with starting point for system base memory and to
expose important considerations regarding the system memory on Compaq servers.

Initial Memory

The Sybase SQL Server Installation Guide for Microsoft Windows NT states the minimum system
memory requirement for running Sybase SQL Server is 32 megabytes, which includes the
memory requirements for Windows NT.
NOTE: For satisfactory performance, do not run Sybase SQL Server on a system with
less than 32 megabytes of memory.
Some general guidelines to use to calculate starting memory values are shown in the following
formula. Refer to the Sybase SQL Server, System Administration Guide for additional memory
requirements and calculations.
Sybase SQL Server memory
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Number of Processors
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