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Title: Multiprocessor use
Post by: edform on October 24, 2004, 10:05:18 PM

How many processors can SME handle - I've searched for something I saw some while ago which seemed to say that two was the maximum, but I'd like to use four. Will it fly?

Title: Multiprocessor use
Post by: psc on October 24, 2004, 10:59:19 PM

Normaly yes .. Just install boot the SMP kernel and run top at the command prompt.

Title: Multiprocessor use
Post by: edform on October 25, 2004, 01:10:28 AM

Quote from: "psc"

Normaly yes .. Just install boot the SMP kernel and run top at the command prompt.

I'm puzzled; why run top?

Title: Multiprocessor use
Post by: NickR on October 25, 2004, 02:05:16 AM

Quote from: "edform"

I'm puzzled; why run top?

Because top reports the load on each CPU, so it's a handy way of checking that they're all being seen & used.

Title: Multiprocessor use
Post by: Brenno on February 28, 2005, 09:15:20 PM

Just picked up a Compaq Proliant 8000.  It has 6 x PIII  700mhz Xeon processors in it.

Will SME support this as-is?  I'm currently running a Proliant 6500 with 4 x PIII 500mhz Xeon processors, and it's fine.

Any thoughts on 6 processors?