Dominik Klein wrote:
> I have a new machine to put mysql onto. It has 16 GB of RAM. I don't
> have exactly the best experience with 64bit operating system, so I'd
> personally like to stick to 32 bit.
>
> Does it make sense to install it with a 32 bit PAE kernel? Will mysql
> be able to use the full amount of memory? From what I read, even PAE
> kernels still limit threads to only use a maximum of 4 GB of memory.
>
> In an innodb only setup - do I need 64bit OS to use all RAM?
Yes. 64Bit OS + 64bit mysql
> Regards
> Dominik
>
