On Wed, 15 Dec 2010, Adam Moskowitz wrote: > On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:41:45AM -0500, Jason Qualkenbush wrote: >> I'm being asked to build a 32bit system. > >> It's a RSyslog, Cacti, Nagios system > > I can't think of a good reason to prefer 32 or 64 bits here; there may > be a reason but I don't know it. Failing such a reason, I'd build > the machine to run in 32-bit mode, run performance tests, rebuild it as > a 64-bit system, run those same performance tests, then compare the > results and let that inform your final decision. If I couldn't do that > I'd probably go with a 32-bit system only because it has a longer track > record.
rsyslog buffers logs in ram, having the ability to address more ram as part of a single process makes rsyslog able to handle larger bursts of traffic. unless you only have 1-2G of ram I would go with 64 bit. David Lang > Again, what matters is evidence, not feelings( or emotions, if you > prefer); if you don't have the former then getting upset about the > latter is a waste of time (not to mention somewhat unprofessional). > > Adam > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
