Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?
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I have 2 servers that I was looking combining into one. One of the servers runs a 32 bit application and the other doesn't really matter if it is 32/64 bit.
The question comes up is should I leave the servers alone and separate or could I combine them with little impact?
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Presumably the OS is 64 bit so shouldnt matter.
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Are you considering consolidating just because of licensing? If so, when you move, you'd have to likely repurchase CALs for the migration. (assuming these are different OS versions and Microsoft).
But yes 32 and 64 bit are substantially different.
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A 32 bit application can be run on a 64 bit OS, but not the inverse.
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As for a followup, what are these systems running. Are they running services that if either needs to be shutdown or restart that it would substantially impact the business as a whole if all other services have to stop that are hosted by this future 1 system?
If you would have a substantial loss in productivity, the general rule would be to keep em separate.
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@scottalanmiller said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Presumably the OS is 64 bit so shouldnt matter.
OK. Linux servers to start. The 32 bit app requires some 32 bit library stuff that I cannot find for Debian 9/10 so I was thinking I could install on a 32bit and go from there.
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@WLS-ITGuy Are you specifically thinking to switch just because it's 32-bit? What is the driving factor here?
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@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy Are you specifically thinking to switch just because it's 32-bit? What is the driving factor here?
Just trying to see if it would be a viable option based on the issue of not able to get the 32bit lib files needed in Debian9/10.
The other software needs to be upgraded so I was thinking of killing two birds (combining servers/resources) if I could.
If it is best to keep the 64bit server separate then I can do that also.
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Assuming these are both Linux systems, asides from being 32-bit and 64-bit, maintaining these can't be causing you a huge amount of effort to maintain.
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@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Assuming these are both Linux systems, asides from being 32-bit and 64-bit, maintaining these can't be causing you a huge amount of effort to maintain.
Not really, was just looking at dead space usage and if I could combine them with minimal issues I thought it might not be a bad idea. I can leave them as is.
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@WLS-ITGuy Are the installs big?
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@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy Are the installs big?
One is. The one server has a 200GB hard drive but is only using 16GB. The other is almost 1TB.
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@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy Are the installs big?
One is. The one server has a 200GB hard drive but is only using 16GB. The other is almost 1TB.
So why not create a "new 20GB" version of that 200GB and move the services? I could see how you'd want to save the space. But it seems like a lot of effort if only for 180GB.
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@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@WLS-ITGuy Are the installs big?
One is. The one server has a 200GB hard drive but is only using 16GB. The other is almost 1TB.
So why not create a "new 20GB" version of that 200GB and move the services? I could see how you'd want to save the space. But it seems like a lot of effort if only for 180GB.
Makes sense to me.
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Virtualize and put both on the same hardware. Let them be 32 and 64 bit.
It doesn't matter much but for new stuff it's better to stick to 64 bit. -
@Pete-S said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Virtualize and put both on the same hardware. Let them be 32 and 64 bit.
It doesn't matter much but for new stuff it's better to stick to 64 bit.He can't find the 32-bit stuff to install on the 64-bit OS so the software would work.
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@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@Pete-S said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Virtualize and put both on the same hardware. Let them be 32 and 64 bit.
It doesn't matter much but for new stuff it's better to stick to 64 bit.He can't find the 32-bit stuff to install on the 64-bit OS so the software would work.
Yes, that's why he should stick to one 32 bit and one 64 bit.
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If you really needed to save the space, I'd create a new 32-bit OS that's 20GB and just move those services from the 200GB to the new 20GB.
But like I said, seems like a lot of effort.
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@Pete-S said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@DustinB3403 said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
@Pete-S said in Does 64 bit or 32 bit really matter?:
Virtualize and put both on the same hardware. Let them be 32 and 64 bit.
It doesn't matter much but for new stuff it's better to stick to 64 bit.He can't find the 32-bit stuff to install on the 64-bit OS so the software would work.
Yes, that's why he should stick to one 32 bit and one 64 bit.
You told him to consolidate.
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It would be much easier to keep them separated.
