Article ID: 52267 - Last Review: April 30, 2015
INFORMATION
By default, SQL will consume as much memory as is needed and available. Occasionally, SQL will consume all of the available memory on the CCM Server, resulting in poor CCM Server performance.
In these situations, it may be beneficial to limit the amount of memory SQL is allowed to consume. This can be done within SQL itself.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Open SQL Management Studio.
For new installations of SQL Express, we recommend that you always use the install package marked “Full” or “WT” [With Tools] in order to ensure that you get SQL Management Studio.
2. In Management Studio, in the top-left corner, click on the SQL Instance Name and select Properties (as shown):
3. In the Server Properties window, on the left, click “Memory”.
4. Set the Maximum server memory (in MB).
5. Click OK.
EXPECTED OUTCOME
The amount of memory being consumed by the SQLServer.exe process will now gradually decrease. No service restarts are necessary.
APPLIES TO
SQL 2008 R2, 2012, and 2014
Keywords
SQL, memory, RAM, limit, consumes, excessive