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SQLRx® Tip of the Month
 
August 2009
Greetings!
 
Page Life Expectancy is one of the 11 VitalSigns used by SQLRx to debug performance bottlenecks. 
To determine Page Life Expectancy, try the following:
 
Performance Monitor
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  Monitor the performance counter SQLServer:Buffer Manager (Page Life Expectancy) to find evidence of memory pressure.  This counter records the average number of seconds that information remains in memory when it is not actively being used.  If the average value is less than 300 seconds, you should look into tuning queries or possibly adding more memory.
 
SQL Page Life Expectancy
For assistance or more information on optimizing your SQL Server Environment, visit us at www.sqlrx.com or email Lori Brown at lorib@isi85.com.  

Sincerely,

Lori Brown | SQLRx Senior Consultant | Integrated Services, Inc.
4144 N. Central Expwy, Suite 430  |  Dallas, TX  75204
Phone: 214.526.7680 x 113 | lorib@isi85.com 
 
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