Differences between MSCS 32 bit and 64 bit

[ClusterNub]

Greetings all,

I am trying to understand if there are any differences in functionality between the 32 bit and 64 bit variants of MSCS.

Of course, 64 bit allows for all the obvious benefits of programs written to function on that processor. What I really want to know is, what functionality differs and would drive an implementation decision towards 32 bit or 64 bit? Are there some features that are only offered on 64 vs 32?

Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Cheers

 

[mrdenny]

There are no features differences between Windows 32bit and Windows 64bit. The main differences that you will see is the ability to nativily use above 4 Gigs of RAM without needing to use the PAE and 3GB switches and the ability to use more CPUs.

Denny
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[ClusterNub]

Thank you very much.

 

[mrdenny]

No problem.

Denny
MCSA (2003) / MCDBA (SQL 2000)
MCTS (SQL 2005 / Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration / Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration)
MCITP Database Administrator (SQL 2005) / Database Developer (SQL 2005)

--Anything is possible. All it takes is a little research. (Me)

http://www.mrdenny.com