xeon 64 kernel compatibility

[Tom Stockton - 2Ergo Technical Support <tom.stockton@2ergo.com>]

Hello,

Apologies if this has been previously discussed, however the list search
facility is not working at the moment.

In broad terms, will the same kernel that runs on a standard xeon cpu,
run on the 64bit version ?  Does anybody have any experience with this
that they could share with me ?

I am specifically looking at purchasing one of these ..

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/2U/6024/SYS-6024H-82R.cfm

but am unsure what problems I may encounter trying to run the same
kernel that I run on my ...

http://www.supermicro.com/products/system/2U/6023/SYS-6023P-8R.cfm

Thanks in advance.
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Tom Stockton - 2Ergo Technical Support <tom.stockton@2ergo.com>