Re: Windows 64 bit

I just read the following article:

http://people.planetpostgresql.org/mha/index.php?/archives/162-PostgreSQ
L-vs-64-bit-windows.html

Would there be benefits in running PostgreSQL in a 32 bit mode on a 64
bit version of XP? My thought is that the OS could access more of the
memory for the caching of the files. I come to this understanding
because on my production Linux box, I don't allocate more than a 2 Gig
to PostgreSQL. I leave the rest of the memory available for the caching
of disk files. So even though PostgreSQL would be running in a 32 bit
mode it seems like it would still run better on a 64 bit XP box compared
to a 32 bit version. This of course assumes that one does have a
sizeable database.

Is this a correct assumption?

Thanks,

Lance Campbell

Project Manager/Software Architect

Web Services at Public Affairs

University of Illinois

217.333.0382

http://webservices.uiuc.edu

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From: pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
[mailto:pgsql-admin-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Campbell, Lance
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 11:58 AM
To: posgres support
Subject: [ADMIN] Windows 64 bit

I noticed that there is not a 64 bit windows version of postgres
binaries. When will the 64 bit version be available?

Thanks,

Lance Campbell

Project Manager/Software Architect

Web Services at Public Affairs

University of Illinois

217.333.0382

http://webservices.uiuc.edu