/* derived from http://sqlmax.chuvash.eu/ SQL Max Memory = TotalPhyMem - (NumOfSQLThreads * ThreadStackSize) - (1GB * CEILING(NumOfCores/4)) - OS Reserved NumOfSQLThreads = 256 + (NumOfProcessors*- 4) * 8 (* If NumOfProcessors > 4, else 0) ThreadStackSize = 2MB on x64 or 4 MB on 64-bit (IA64) OS Reserved = 20% of total ram for under if system has 15GB. 12.5% for over 20GB */ DECLARE @totSysMemKb INT; DECLARE @NumOfCores INT; DECLARE @NumOfProcessors INT; DECLARE @NumOfSQLThreads INT; DECLARE @isX64 BIT = 1; DECLARE @ThreadStackSize INT; DECLARE @osReserved INT; DECLARE @newMaxMem INT; DECLARE @appReserved INT = 4*1024*1024; --memory reserved for other apps on the server in Kb SELECT @totSysMemKb = [total_physical_memory_kb] FROM [sys].[dm_os_sys_memory]; SELECT @NumOfCores = [cpu_count], @NumOfProcessors = [cpu_count] / [hyperthread_ratio] FROM [sys].[dm_os_sys_info]; SELECT @isX64 = CHARINDEX('64-bit',CAST(SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') AS VARCHAR(MAX))); SELECT @ThreadStackSize = CASE WHEN @isX64=1 THEN 4096 ELSE 2048 END; --force 16 Go, 2 vcpu, 2 cores SELECT @totSysMemKb = 16 * 1024 * 1024, @NumOfProcessors = 2, @NumOfCores = 2 SELECT @NumOfSQLThreads = 256 + (@NumOfProcessors - 4) * 8 * (CASE WHEN @NumOfProcessors >4 THEN @NumOfProcessors ELSE 0 END); SELECT @osReserved = CASE WHEN @totSysMemKb < (20*1024*1024) THEN @totSysMemKb * 0.2 ELSE @totSysMemKb * 0.125 END; PRINT' @totSysMemKb: '+COALESCE(CAST(@totSysMemKb AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @NumOfCores: '+COALESCE(CAST(@NumOfCores AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @NumOfProcessors: '+COALESCE(CAST(@NumOfProcessors AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @NumOfSQLThreads: '+COALESCE(CAST(@NumOfSQLThreads AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @isX64: '+COALESCE(CAST(@isX64 AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @ThreadStackSize: '+COALESCE(CAST(@ThreadStackSize AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @osReserved: '+COALESCE(CAST(@osReserved AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' @appReserved: '+COALESCE(CAST(@appReserved AS VARCHAR(MAX)),'null')+' '; SELECT @newMaxMem = @totSysMemKb - (@NumOfSQLThreads * @ThreadStackSize) - ((1* 1024 * 1024) * CEILING(@NumOfCores/4)) - @osReserved - @appReserved; SELECT @newMaxMem AS maxMemKb , @newMaxMem / 1024 AS maxMemMb , @newMaxMem / 1024 /1024 AS maxMemGb ;