We have an issue with SQL Server 2005 using more memory than is available on our system. Our server is running Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005 with 3.2 gigabytes of RAM.
Every month or so the RAM usage on the server exceeds the physical memory of the server and as you can imagine this drastically slows performance.
We have looked at the "Maxiumum Server Memory" option but I have read that it is recommended for SQL Server to manage memory itself. Should we use this option, if so, what should the maximum memory be?
Thanks for your help!