Additionally I would also use 2008 R2 if possible. The 2008 R2 version
of mongodb (specified as 2008+) in the downloads page uses the new SRW
locks (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/
aa904937(v=vs.85).aspx)
On Apr 21, 10:06 pm, Sam Millman <
sam.mill...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ooops I read the wrong page there, this is actually the 2008 edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/server-cloud/windows-server/2008-r2-we...
>
> I notice it supports 32gb of ram now and has 64bit, so should be fine to
> run on that version.
>
> > One problem I see immediately is: *2-GB RAM Maximum
>
> > This will be a serious problem to your ability to store Mongo indexes etc
> > in RAM. Also I am not sure if it's 64bit which means you can get additional
> > performance benefits that 64bit inherently gives. Basically Windows web
> > edition is a basic edition designed for hosting personal servers really.
> > *