Sort of... The mysql process will not use more than 4gb of ram, but increasing to 8gb will give the is and other processes some ram as well Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2009, at 4:40, "lonetwin" <lonetwins@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thank you guys, the reason for my question was this. > > We run a mysql database on a 32 bit machine., which has 4GB RAM on > it. As > the number of transactions being done on the db are increasing we are > thinking of adding extra RAM on this server hoping this will improve > its > performance. > > So the immediate question raised is, will increasing the RAM improve > the > performance of MySQL. Since the MySQL distribution will continue to > be 32 > bit, will it really be able to make use of the extra RAM. > > I am searching for this online, and there are many many thoughts > that i have > come across. Posting this here, hoping to understand the concept > better. > > Thanks. > > > > On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 2:40 PM, bedo <bedo.wang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> install two rpm packet (kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.XX.rpm kernel- >> PAE-2.6.XX.rpm) >> ,you can find it in your OS iso file >> >> 2009/11/5 Vincent Van der Kussen <Vincent.VanderKussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> You'll need the PAE kernel for that amount of RAM to be recognized >>> >>> Vincent. >>> >>> >>> Vincent Van der Kussen >>> System Engineer >>> mobile: +32477293918 >>> direct: +32 3 450 89 88 >>> Vincent.VanderKussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> BTR Services >>> Groene Hofstraat 31 >>> 2850 Boom >>> Belgium >>> www.btr-services.be >>> tel: +32 3 450 89 80 >>> fax: +32 3 450 89 89 >>> >>> >>> >>> - DISCLAIMER - >>> This message contains confidential information and is intended >>> only for >>> redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxxx If you are not redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx, you >> should >>> not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify >>> Vincent.VanderKussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx immediately by e-mail if you >>> have >>> received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your >>> system. >>> E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error- >>> free as >>> information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, >>> arrive late >> or >>> incomplete, or contain viruses. Vincent Van der Kussen therefore >>> does not >>> accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this >>> message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If >>> verification >> is >>> required please request a hard-copy version. >>> >> --- >> --- >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >>> From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto: >>> redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lonetwin >>> Sent: donderdag 5 november 2009 8:16 >>> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list >>> Subject: RAM supported by RHEL >>> >>> Hello Everyone, >>> >>> a rather silly question, however searching online has thrown a lot >>> of >>> answers..creating more confusion. >>> >>> I have a 32 bit hardware running RHEL 5.2. My question is, if i >>> add 8 GB >>> RAM >>> on this hardware, will RHEL support it (or make use of it). >>> >>> Thank you. >>> -- >>> redhat-list mailing list >>> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx? >>> subject=unsubscribe >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>> >>> >>> -- >>> redhat-list mailing list >>> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx? >>> subject=unsubscribe >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >>> >> -- >> redhat-list mailing list >> unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list >> > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
