Memory Usage - PAE / AWE question

I'm working on a server (Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 - SQL Server
Enterprise Edition SP4) which has 16Gb memory.
I'm not 100% sure the server has been correctly configured to use the
memory up to 12Gb as defined in the SQL Server properties.
Based on the KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750 I
have two questions:
Firstly, I cannot find the file boot.ini to include the /PAE switch.
Where is this file supposed to be located? Do I need to create a new
one?
Secondly, if I output the sp_configure 'awe enabled', it is set to 0.
sample output below from sp_confiure:
name minimum maximum
config_value run_value
-- -- --
-- --
show advanced options 0 1
1 1
awe enabled 0 1
0 0
max server memory (MB) 4 2147483647
12032 12032BOOT.INI is a hidden system file in C:\. Add the /PAE switch and reboot.
You need to run:
sp_configure 'aew', 1
reconfigure
... and restart SQL Server.
Tom
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Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA, MCITP, MCTS
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Tom.Moreau
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I'm working on a server (Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 - SQL Server
Enterprise Edition SP4) which has 16Gb memory.
I'm not 100% sure the server has been correctly configured to use the
memory up to 12Gb as defined in the SQL Server properties.
Based on the KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750 I
have two questions:
Firstly, I cannot find the file boot.ini to include the /PAE switch.
Where is this file supposed to be located? Do I need to create a new
one?
Secondly, if I output the sp_configure 'awe enabled', it is set to 0.
sample output below from sp_confiure:
name minimum maximum
config_value run_value
-- -- --
-- --
show advanced options 0 1
1 1
awe enabled 0 1
0 0
max server memory (MB) 4 2147483647
12032 12032|||Go to the Windows Explorer menu, Tools | Folder Options ..., and the View
tab, then uncheck Hide Protected operating system files. You'll then see
boot.ini in the system root directory (typically C:\).
Linchi
"bmwbase-newsgroup@.yahoo.com" wrote:

> I'm working on a server (Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 - SQL Server
> Enterprise Edition SP4) which has 16Gb memory.
> I'm not 100% sure the server has been correctly configured to use the
> memory up to 12Gb as defined in the SQL Server properties.
> Based on the KB article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274750 I
> have two questions:
> Firstly, I cannot find the file boot.ini to include the /PAE switch.
> Where is this file supposed to be located? Do I need to create a new
> one?
> Secondly, if I output the sp_configure 'awe enabled', it is set to 0.
> sample output below from sp_confiure:
> name minimum maximum
> config_value run_value
> -- -- --
> -- --
> show advanced options 0 1
> 1 1
> awe enabled 0 1
> 0 0
> max server memory (MB) 4 2147483647
> 12032 12032
>