On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 2:19 PM, Nik Middleton<nik.middleton@noblesolutions.co.uk> wrote:
You are indeed correct, it's the 64bit server that performs well, not the 32bit PAE version. I'm hoping that's the cause. I need to dig around and find out if it's possible to change the kernel remotely and see it sorts the issue. Ultimately I'll update it to 64 bit anyway, but that's a 500 mile trek.
I don't think it's as simple as changing the kernel. My understanding is that when you change arch you are reinstalling the system. Given that 32-bit binaries and libs generally will run in a 64-bit environment though, there may be a way to swing it. I'm not sure how you would determine whether that were really your problem. No question a PAE kernel does create overhead though, in some situations more than others. db