Firebird server 64 bit, OS 64 bit, Firebird client 32 bit

[v***@t-online.hu]

Hi to all Guru !

For all I know,

- The client application must be same bit, as Firebird client.
Application 32 bit -> Firebird client 32 bit
Application 64 bit -> Firebird client 64 bit.

- Any client (32/64 bit) can connect to any Firebird server (32/64 bit).

- 32 bit OS -> 32 bit application
- 64 bit OS -> 32 bit/64 bit application.

The question: on 64 bit Windows (more than 4G mem), with 32 bit application and Firebird client, gainful the Firebird 64 bit server usage ?

Thanks.

[marcus]

hej,

Post by v***@t-online.hu
Hi to all Guru !
For all I know,
- The client application must be same bit, as Firebird client.
Application 32 bit -> Firebird client 32 bit
Application 64 bit -> Firebird client 64 bit.
- Any client (32/64 bit) can connect to any Firebird server (32/64 bit).
- 32 bit OS -> 32 bit application
- 64 bit OS -> 32 bit/64 bit application.
The question: on 64 bit Windows (more than 4G mem), with 32 bit
application and Firebird client, gainful the Firebird 64 bit server usage ?
Thanks.

hmmm, IMHO not really. But it depends on what your app does with the
server. An option i may think of - holding a lot of query/cache data in
the memory. IIRC you'll need to rework the firebird.conf for that.

From my experience: It is useful to use a 64er OS, so you have a lot of
RAM to use for a lot of 32er applications. 64er applications would have
to fit into that construct. And even an 64er OS uses a lot of 32er
system processes and that.

hth, Marcus
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Post by v***@t-online.hu
For all I know,
- The client application must be same bit, as Firebird client.
Application 32 bit -> Firebird client 32 bit
Application 64 bit -> Firebird client 64 bit.

Yes.

Post by v***@t-online.hu
- Any client (32/64 bit) can connect to any Firebird server (32/64 bit).
- 32 bit OS -> 32 bit application
- 64 bit OS -> 32 bit/64 bit application.

Yes. Bitness between the Firebird client and Firebird server is
completely transparent.

Post by v***@t-online.hu
The question: on 64 bit Windows (more than 4G mem), with 32 bit
application and Firebird client, gainful the Firebird 64 bit server usage ?

If you are forced to run Firebird Server 32-bit, e.g. due to UDF
dependencies, on an 64-bit OS, then go with the one process per
connection model aka Classic Server.

The bitness of the Firebird client doesn't matter. Your client
application will easily connect to a Firebird 32-bit and/or 64-bit server.
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Post by v***@t-online.hu
The question: on 64 bit Windows (more than 4G mem), with 32 bit
application and Firebird client, gainful the Firebird 64 bit server

usage ?
...
The bitness of the Firebird client doesn't matter. Your client
application will easily connect to a Firebird 32-bit and/or 64-bit server.

Your 32 bit application will run better if the server can use more memory,
so there
is certainly a benefit to running a 64 bit server on a 64 bit OS, even if
all your clients
are still 32 bit.

Good luck,

Ann