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2.3. The 64 bit Architecture
This is the architecture that should be used whenever possible. If you can go with a x86_64 platform ensure that all drivers you need are supported on x86_64 (for example proprietary multipath drivers) Furthermore, ensure that all the required applications are supported on x86_64 as well.

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