sys.dm_fts_memory_pools (Transact-SQL)

Returns information about the shared memory pools available to the Full-Text Gatherer component for a full-text crawl or a full-text crawl range.

Column name	Data type	Description
pool_id	int	ID of the allocated memory pool. 0 = Small buffers 1 = Large buffers
buffer_size	int	Size of each allocated buffer in the memory pool.
min_buffer_limit	int	Minimum number of buffers allowed in the memory pool.
max_buffer_limit	int	Maximum number of buffers allowed in the memory pool.
buffer_count	int	Current number of shared memory buffers in the memory pool.

Permissions

Requires VIEW SERVER STATE permission on the server.

Significant joins of this dynamic management view

From	To	Relationship
dm_fts_memory_buffers.pool_id	dm_fts_memory_pools.pool_id	Many-to-one

The following example returns the total shared memory owned by the Microsoft Full-Text Gatherer component of the SQL Server process:

SELECT SUM(buffer_size * buffer_count) AS "total memory" 
    FROM sys.dm_fts_memory_pools