Re: Performance implications: 64 bit to 32 conversion

Chuck <chuckh_nospam_at_softhome.net> wrote in message news:<Xns948C86275EFE5chuckhsofthomenet_at_130.133.1.17>...
> We have a mandate to upgrade all of our AIX 4.3 servers to AIX 5.2. This is
> going to require us to downgrade Oracle 8i from 64 to 32 bit since Oracle
> does not provide a 64 bit version of 8i for AIX 5. Has anyone here ever
> done this? Should I expect to encounter any performance degredation?
> Metalink has nothing on this.
>
> What other issues should I expect to see? I am already aware of the need to
> run utlirp.sql, the smaller SGA size limit, and the need to apply patch
> 2896876 if I want to run AIX 5 with the 64 bit kernel.

Well, haven't done that, but some things might run better. Depends.

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jg

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