HOW TO
System Administrators and Database Administrators often need to know if they should install the 32-bit or 64-bit version of ESRI software on a given server.
Generally, the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) determines the version that must be installed.
The hardware and operating system determine the version of an RDBMS that can be installed on the server.
Instructions provided describe ways to determine the version to be installed, based on the given operating systems.
Note:
It may be necessary to obtain root priviliges to run the following commands.
AIX
Code:
getconf HARDWARE_BITMODE
Code:
getconf KERNEL_BITMODE
HP-UX
Code:
getconf KERNEL_BITS
Code:
$ getconf KERNEL_BITS
64
Code:
$ getconf KERNEL_BITS
getconf: Invalid argument (KERNEL_BITS)
Linux
Code:
uname -a
Solaris
Code:
isainfo -v
Code:
$ isainfo -v
64-bit sparcv9 applications
32-bit sparc applications
Windows
Code:
Click on Start > Run. Type 'winmsd' to display the 'System Information' window.
Look at the 'Item' column for the following entries:
Code:
For 32 bit: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
For 64 bit: Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (5.2, Build 3790)
DBMS
Oracle
To determine the version of Oracle that is installed on a system:
Code:
Connected to:
Oracle8i Enterprise Edition Release 8.1.7.4.0 - 64bit Production.
With the Partitioning option
JServer Release 8.1.7.4.0 - 64bit Production
Article ID:000008962
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