Question : How do I configure 3GB switch and SQL Server 2000 AWE so that SQL can use 4 GB or RAM?

How do I configure 3GB switch and SQL Server 2000 AWE so that SQL can use 4 GB or RAM?

Our servers is a Dell Poweredge 2900.
12 GB RAM.
8 Processors.

Here are the 3 questions:
1) I need to enable all applications to use the allowable 3GB with the 3GB switch. Ho do I do this?
2) I would like to enable SQL server to use 4GB if possible using AWE. How do I do this?
3) What exactly is AWE?
4) Are there any issues with doing this?
5) My boot.ini file information is below - how should this be modified?

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(2)\WINDOWS="Windows Server 2003, Enterprise" /noexecute=optout /fastdetect

Answer : How do I configure 3GB switch and SQL Server 2000 AWE so that SQL can use 4 GB or RAM?

"Here are the 3 questions:
1) I need to enable all applications to use the allowable 3GB with the 3GB switch. Ho do I do this?
2) I would like to enable SQL server to use 4GB if possible using AWE. How do I do this?
3) What exactly is AWE?
4) Are there any issues with doing this?"

1) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037
2) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/899761
3) AWE is Address Windowing Extensions more info see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283037
4) If the box is only being used for SQL should be fine as MS supports running SQL in that fashion.
Know issues are running out of PTE see http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa995783.aspx