64 Bit OS or Not

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64 Bit OS or Not

Grant Fritchey

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April 23, 2010 at 7:51 am

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Has anyone else seen this issue? I've got a new 64 bit machine. I installed the 64 bit version of SQL Server. I was looking around at some of the properties and found, in the Configuration Manager, that it thought I wasn't running 64bit. What the heck?
On the left are the server properties from the instance. On the right are the advanced properties for the same instance in Configuration Manager. Sing it with me, one of these things is not like the other...
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 1

Just checked one of my SQL Server 2008 installations, same thing as yours. Interesting. I think this requires more research, just not right now.

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Lynn Pettis (4/23/2010)
Just checked one of my SQL Server 2008 installations, same thing as yours. Interesting. I think this requires more research, just not right now.

I'm sure I'm running the 64bit version on a 64bit OS, but the discrepancy bothers me. I've been doing a bit of googling (so, please no one post a "Let me google that for you") but I haven't found anyone else that's noticed this.

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TheRedneckDBA SSChampion Points: 14001 More actions · Answer 3

Mine is that way too. Another interesting thing...if you click on it, the little "tool tip" thing that shows up says: "Indicates whether this 32-bit service is running on a 64-bit operating system".

I'm assuming that the 32-bit service bit is a typo?

The Redneck DBA

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Jason Shadonix (4/23/2010)
Mine is that way too. Another interesting thing...if you click on it, the little "tool tip" thing that shows up says: "Indicates whether this 32-bit service is running on a 64-bit operating system".
I'm assuming that the 32-bit service bit is a typo?

That's part of what's making me nervous, except for the other evidence. But I think, possibly, that's related to the fact that some of the bits & pieces of SQL Server are still 32 bit. For example, do you also have the "SQL Server Network Configuration (32 bit) entry? That's just a 32 bit network driver.

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Adam Bean One Orange Chip Points: 26631 More actions · Answer 5

Interesting, I as well have this ...

Being that SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('Edition') is telling me 64bit, and my o/s is telling me it's x64, I'm pretty certain that it's simply something wrong with the configuration manager.

Interested in hearing more on this though.

Perry Whittle SSC Guru Points: 234013 More actions · Answer 6

Guys

just checked my SQL Server 2008 Ent x64 instance and guess what?? Yep, you got it, it's the same as yours

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"Ya can't make an omelette without breaking just a few eggs" 😉

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http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/e83b5ded-8cda-468d-ac36-1b8c31b1073b

It turns out that the label is very confusing. There is a bug filed on it in the SQL bug database and it will hopefully get fixed in the future to make this clearer. It turns out that this field shows if you are running a 32-bit version of SQL under a 64-bit OS (as in WoW). I had an X64 machine here with a 64-bit instance of SQL and a 32-bit instance of SQL. The field shows "No" for the 64-bit version of SQL and "Yes" for the 32-bit version of SQL. A bit misleading, but "correct" if you look at it in this way. 🙂

Thanks,

Sam Lester (MSFT)

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Adam Bean (4/23/2010)
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/e83b5ded-8cda-468d-ac36-1b8c31b1073b
It turns out that the label is very confusing. There is a bug filed on it in the SQL bug database and it will hopefully get fixed in the future to make this clearer. It turns out that this field shows if you are running a 32-bit version of SQL under a 64-bit OS (as in WoW). I had an X64 machine here with a 64-bit instance of SQL and a 32-bit instance of SQL. The field shows "No" for the 64-bit version of SQL and "Yes" for the 32-bit version of SQL. A bit misleading, but "correct" if you look at it in this way. 🙂
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Sam Lester (MSFT)

Ah, you found something. Cool. I had stopped looking and was getting ready to post it to the MVP newsgroup.

Thanks, that pretty much explains it.

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dtipser SSC-Addicted Points: 446 More actions · Answer 9

Hi,

If you are running SQL Server 2008 64 bits on Windows 2008 64 bits the advanced properties shows as in attachment file.

How did you get the advanced properties for your SQL Server?

Thanks

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dtipser (4/23/2010)
Hi,
If you are running SQL Server 2008 64 bits on Windows 2008 64 bits the advanced properties shows as in attachment file.
How did you get the advanced properties for your SQL Server?
Thanks

It's not the advanced properties in SQL Server. It's the advanced properties for the instance inside Configuration Manager.

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N.D Ten Centuries Points: 1132 More actions · Answer 11

I know this is the 2008 forum, but the same label oddity exists with 2005 too.

I remember being very confused when having a look at one of the shiny new 64bit servers we had 😀

dtipser SSC-Addicted Points: 446 More actions · Answer 12

Thaks for your explanation. You're right. In Configuration Manager I have the same value for this property.

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natalie.davies (4/23/2010)
I know this is the 2008 forum, but the same label oddity exists with 2005 too.
I remember being very confused when having a look at one of the shiny new 64bit servers we had 😀

It's not exactly something that gives you a warm & fuzzy when you see it. I'm suddenly concerned that I've screwed up something horribly... not fun.

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