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We are running SQL Server 2012 SP1 on Windows Server 2012. The issue we have is that after some time the server automatically reboots.

Checking the logs did not show any errors. When looking into the SQL Server log we find these logsDate

24-5-2014 13:42:47 SQL Server is terminating because of a system shutdown. This is an informational message only. No user action is required.

24-5-2014 10:01:18 A significant part of sql server process memory has been paged out. This may result in a performance degradation. Duration: 14401 seconds. Working set (KB): 23684, committed (KB): 99988, memory utilization: 23%.

24-5-2014 08:01:16 A significant part of sql server process memory has been paged out. This may result in a performance degradation. Duration: 7200 seconds. Working set (KB): 29868, committed (KB): 99972, memory utilization: 29%.

24-5-2014 07:01:48 A significant part of sql server process memory has been paged out. This may result in a performance degradation. Duration: 3632 seconds. Working set (KB): 34376, committed (KB): 100004, memory utilization: 34%.

Searching the internet did not help very much. Most written about this is about server 2003.

The problem occurs frequently depending on the usage.

What steps do I need to take to fix this?

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    Is this a virtual or physical server? Have you configured the maximum memory setting in SQL Server?
    – Jon Seigel
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 15:21
  • Those small working sets - measured in MB, not GB - lead me to believe you have either (a) not given enough memory to SQL Server or (b) not given the machine itself enough memory. How much memory does the OS have? How much of that have you given to SQL Server?
    – Aaron Bertrand
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 17:59
  • The OS has 4GB. SQL has 3GB. It is on a hosted server which is in the cloud and virtual.
    – amaters
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 18:03
  • Have you contacted the host/provider about this issue?
    – Aaron Bertrand
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 18:44
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    @amaters They could check their logs to see why your machine is rebooting, for starters...
    – Aaron Bertrand
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 20:04

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The first message regarding the shutdown means that someone or something has initiated a shutdown of the machine. Take a look at the Windows system logs in Event Viewer for more information. You should look at log events leading up to and just after the shutdown time to look for messages indicated why Windows shutdown.

Is this a relatively newly installed server? If so, have you activated Windows? If not and you've passed the activation grace period this is one potential reason for Windows Server automatically rebooting.

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  • It is a relatively new server. In the system logs I don't see antyhing happening. Windows is activated when i check the computer properties window
    – amaters
    Commented May 24, 2014 at 18:07
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In my case, I found high RAM consumption from System process. So after lot of googling the answer, I found this post that suggests to Disable a services called Superfetch. Worked for me.

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Enable Lock Pages In Memory -

I would grant permissions to your SQL Engine service account. This will prevent the OS from coming and taking memory. You may also want to look at setting your maximum allowed memory allocation. Just to make sure you don't run into the opposite problem :).

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