Re: Postgresql on SUN Server - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Martin Marques
Subject Re: Postgresql on SUN Server
Date
Msg-id 200305241050.17518.martin@bugs.unl.edu.ar
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In response to Re: Postgresql on SUN Server  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
Responses Re: Postgresql on SUN Server  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
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On Vie 23 May 2003 17:01, scott.marlowe wrote:
>
> None really.  You may as well set --enable-integer-datetimes when
> compiling since there should be no great performance penalty for
> running 64 bit values for datetime.
>
> Other than that, no great difference.  note that being on 64 bit
> hardware means you can likely have much more shared buffer memory than
> on X86 hardware, where you're limited to ~2 gig.

Those this mean no more the ~2Gig total shared memory? Or each aplication?

> > Is the difference only at the OS level which is redhat or are there
> > impacts on the database ?
>
> Mostly the OS.  I know RedHat had dropped their Sparc line, but there
> is a project out there (can't recall the name, but you can google for
> it) that 'ports' RedHat's releases to Sparc hardware.

http://auroralinux.org/

> Debian maintains a Sparc port if you want to use debian.

Here we are starting to use Debian, but due to the fact that one of the
Admins has switched to it. And you know how fundamentalists they are! :-)

Saludos... :-)

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Programador, Administrador, DBA |       Centro de Telematica
                       Universidad Nacional
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