mongoDB 32-bit 2GB limit, best practices

Question

Mongo newbie running 32-bit Mongo 2.0.1 on Windows XP. No option at present to run 64-bit.

I want to use Mongo to map-reduce a set of 60 files, each a monthly snaps

Answer 1

If you don't have 64-bit, my best recommendation is you don't. It would be too cumbersome to manage them to be under 32-bit process. It would probably be better to explore hadoop for your purpose.