/3gb memory switch

The properties of sql server (EE 2000) show that the
instance is set to dynamically allocate 0 - 3895 MB.
There are 4gb of ram on the server. However, the /3gb
memory switch is not set in the boot.ini file. It looks
like that this is what is happening -- sql server
recognizes all of the memory in the server, but the OS
prevents user processes from utilizing more than 2 GB. Is
this as expected? I'm getting ready to set the /3gb
switch and need a little reassurance. It is also my
understanding, that AWE does not need to be enabled when
dealing with a server with only 4GB of RAM. The only
change I need to make is the /3gb switch in the boot.ini
file -- can someone confirm?You are correct. /3B switch will allow the SQL process to use 3GB of user
memory instead of 2GB user memory.
AWE is for servers with greater than 4GB of physical memory.
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> The properties of sql server (EE 2000) show that the
> instance is set to dynamically allocate 0 - 3895 MB.
> There are 4gb of ram on the server. However, the /3gb
> memory switch is not set in the boot.ini file. It looks
> like that this is what is happening -- sql server
> recognizes all of the memory in the server, but the OS
> prevents user processes from utilizing more than 2 GB. Is
> this as expected? I'm getting ready to set the /3gb
> switch and need a little reassurance. It is also my
> understanding, that AWE does not need to be enabled when
> dealing with a server with only 4GB of RAM. The only
> change I need to make is the /3gb switch in the boot.ini
> file -- can someone confirm?