I have a Windows 2012 Server Standard Edition with 2 CPUs, 8 Cores each with 128 Gigs of RAM on it.
We planned to install SQL Server 2012 Standard Edition on it.
As per the maximum specification of SQL Server 2012, the Maximum Memory limit for Standard edition is 64 Gigs.
Question :
1. By installing 2 SQL Server Standard Editions on this server can we configure each instance to use a maximum of 64 Gigs memory to utilize all the 128 Gigs RAM on this server ?
In other words, whether the maximum memory limit is for a Single Instance ? or N number of instances will share this maximum limit ?
2. The actual plan is among the 2 Instances, one will be used for Database Server and another is planned to use for Reporting services. In this case, how to allocate 14 Processors to the Database Server and 4 Processors to the instance that is installed with reporting services ?
Note : The idea to install 2 instances pursued because of the maximum memory limit of 64 Gigs for Standard Edition.
