nitwits and 64-bits

Hey all,

I've got a few Oracle Enterprise 8i databases running on Sun UltraSparc II machines (all 64-bit machines). The performance is acceptable. The operational DBs are running 32-bit Oracle, while our development databases are running 64 bit Oracle.

Now we want to establish a new COTS baseline, and a couple of people are arguing that we should install 32-bit Oracle because (a) performance is acceptable and (b) they don't want any hiccups.

Well, I know there will be few, if any, compatibility issues (though I would love to hear some stories).

But my argument is that running 32-bit Oracle will hamstring server consolidation efforts, and waste the money we've spend on these shiny new Sun boxes.

So I find myself in need of either hard benchmarks or anecdotal evidence showing the performance increase that can be expected when running 64-bit oracle vs. 32-bit Oracle on identical hardware.

Anyone have a link or a story to tell?

TIA,
--paul Received on Wed Mar 26 2003 - 11:51:05 CST