Ingres II 2.0 on Solaris 2.7 - 32 bit mode or 64 bit mode

by Nigel Fletch » Thu, 29 Nov 2001 10:21:28

Apart from the issue with syscheck not working in 64 bit mode, does
anyone have any advice on which mode is preferable.

We are running in 64 bit mode - at this stage I feel that 32 bit mode
may be the better way to go, as I am playing with config params & not
having syscheck run is a bit of a risk. (I've read thru old postings,
and I realise that syscheck cannot be relied on 100%, but surely its
better than nothing).

Are there any benefits with 64bit mode? Is it faster? Is there a good
reason NOT go go to 32 bit mode? (The apps we run do not require 64
bit mode).

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