The 2GB address space limit only exists on 32 bit architectures, correct? A server running lets say Windows 2003 x64 Server or any flavor of x64 Linux wouldn't have that limitation, correct? So why are we stuck using the outdated 32bit JVM?
Russ > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:40 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: Is the need for multiple CF instances diminishing? > > > Yep, and isn't this the biggest weakness of CF to date? Are > > other technologies limited to 1GB or ram? PHP/.NET/RoR? > > This is a JVM limitation, not a CF limitation. And, it's platform- > specific. > The memory limit for a 32-bit JVM is much higher on, say, Solaris - around > 4 > GB, if I recall correctly. You won't find many .NET apps using that much > RAM > either. If I recall correctly, the recommended limit for ASP.NET 1.1 is > about 800MB for machines with a 2GB address space limit (practically every > Windows server is in that category) no matter what the actual amount of > RAM > is in the server. I haven't yet found any really large-scale RoR sites, so > I > haven't bothered to look into its memory consumption. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Training: Adobe/Google/Paperthin Certified Partners > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > WebManiacs 2008: the ultimate conference for CF/Flex/AIR developers! > http://www.webmaniacsconference.com/ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:298378 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
