AWE cache sizes per operating system [-cw]

Use the following table as a reference if using the start_iq server option -cw to use Address Windowing Extensions (AWE) when setting the size of the catalog store cache.

Operating system	Maximum non-AWE cache size	Maximum amount of physical memory supported by Windows
Windows 2000 Professional	1.8GB	4GB
Windows 2000 Server	1.8GB*	4GB
Windows 2000 Advanced Server	2.7GB*	8GB
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server	2.7GB*	64GB
Windows XP Home Edition	1.8GB	2GB
Windows XP Professional	1.8GB	4GB
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition	1.8GB	2GB
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition	1.8GB	4GB
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition	2.7GB*	32GB
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition	2.7GB*	64GB

*You must restart the operating system using the /3GB option to use a cache of this size.