CentOS - Sep 2010 - Centos Virtual Machine 32 bit with 8 GB ram ?

Hello,

I have a centos 5.2 core 2 duo 3.0 GHZ with 2 GB ram which is working as a
Virtual machine.
i've just upgraded the hosting physical server from 32 GB to 64 GB of ram.
which in turn, would require me to upgrade the VM to 8 GB.
this is a 32 bit centos installation, would the system recognize and use the 8
GB?
the option of using a 64 bit centos isnt possible.

So i'm turning to you for advice.
would upgrading the Ram be enough, or is there anything to be done that's
kernel based of some sort?


best,

--Roland
 		 	   		  
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:44:28 +0300
Roland RoLaNd <r_o_l_a_n_d at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I have a centos 5.2 core 2 duo 3.0 GHZ with 2 GB ram which is working as a
Virtual machine.
> i've just upgraded the hosting physical server from 32 GB to 64 GB of
ram. which in turn, would require me to upgrade the VM to 8 GB.
> this is a 32 bit centos installation, would the system recognize and use
the 8 GB?
Yes, using a PAE enabled kernel. Anyway, apps won't be able to use more
than 3GB per process. Welcome in 32 bits limitations.
> the option of using a 64 bit centos isnt possible.
Strange. 64 bits is here for years, 64 runs 32 bits code
perfectly.
> 
> So i'm turning to you for advice.
> would upgrading the Ram be enough, or is there anything to be done
that's kernel based of some sort?
Either PAE or switch to 64 bits. There's no other path.
HTH,
-- 
Laurent Wandrebeck
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> Strange. 64 bits is here for years, 64 runs 32 bits code perfectly.
Not always. 32 bit support is good but we had a program here which I 
couldn't get to work any way up.