enable PAE on Proliant DL 380 G2 Windows 2000 Adv Server

[Steffen Pelzetter]

Hello,

I want to upgrade my DL380 GB up to 5 GB of RAM.
To use this memory with oracle server 9.2 I need to enable PAE.

I've read that this is done by adding the /PAE switch to boot.ini, but I'm a littlebit confused remebering an bios option named PAE on that device.

So my question is how to enable PAE on DL380 G2

using

/PAE only in boot.ini
/3GB /PAE in boot.ini
selecting PAE in the BIOS

or a mix of all?

[dms_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

take a look:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00883105&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN

[Anift]

Hi Steffen,

The above issue is addressed in the following HP document

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=PSD_EL041214_CW01

And to enable the PAE in boot.ini refer to

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEdrv.mspx

Thanks
Anift

[KarloChacon]

hi

just to clarify /PAE and /3GB are different funtionalities:

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx

regards

[Steffen Pelzetter]

Sorry it is a G3 not G2, but I put the
/3GB and /PAE switch in boot.ini and everything works fine.

The only thing is strange is, that the Insight Manager shows Hardware PAE is not aktiv.

But I think the way I enabled PAE is by software or not?

[KarloChacon]

hi

As far as know

/PAE is

Hardware: because you need to have 4GB or more or memory

software: because you need to add /PAE to windows to make it work

http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEdrv.mspx

it is not a very good answer... sorry