Leave AT LEAST 30% for the OS.  This what Oracle recommends
for most platforms, whether it be SUN, AIX, HP, or NT.
 
 
 

In article <[email protected]>,
  [email protected] wrote:
> What percentage (or total amount) of memory should one leave available
> to the OS for Solaris SunOS v5.6 (after allocating the SGA for
Oracle).
> For example on a Box w/ 3GB of RAM would the SGA get swapped or paged
> out if the SGA plus user memory took up about 2.5 GB if only Oracle is
> running on the Box.  Just looking for a general Guidline.
>
> Thanks,
> Ted Andrews
>