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32-bit or 64-bit Platforms?

CA Business Intelligence 3.2 and CA Business Intelligence 3.2 + SP4 generally support both 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows. In addition, we recommend using a 64-bit platform. Specifically, we recommend Windows Server 2008 R2 system, which is only available as a 64-bit edition. This is because:

• The future upgrade path for CA Business Intelligence 3.2 will be to SAP Business Objects BI4, which does not support 32-bit platforms.
• Installing CA Business Intelligence 3.2 on a 64-bit platform avoids potential memory limitations associated with JVMs.

The following table summarizes the current CA Business Intelligence 3.2 support for Windows Server: