32 vs 64 bit

[dormando]

(Correct me if this has changed, but I don't believe it has).

I prefer making my mogstored nodes 64-bit. Under a default 32-bit system 
the pagecache is limited to under 800 megabytes, which limits how many 
file objects you can have in cache. With a 64-bit storage node you can 
bulk in the memory and get a lot more performance out of it.

It should be fine to mix 32-bit and 64-bit nodes. Nothing I've found so 
far could cause issues with this.

-Dormando

Lance Reed wrote:
> Apologizes if this topic has already be covered....
> 
> Is there a general consensus about building a MogileFS setup and if the 
> main storage nodes should be 64 bit or not.
> I am specifically planning to build a large setup that will initially 
> have 32 bit clients connecting to the storage setup, however these nodes 
> will eventually be transitioned to 64 bit nodes.  Note sure if this is 
> an issue using MogileFS.  In some distributed FS setups, this is a major 
> concern.
> 
> Thanks in advance for any details.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Lance