Subject: RE: [compaqandlinux] [LinuxDev] RE: [compaqandlinux] SMP Support on old servers
From: Andrew Kunz (skipper@homeon.za.net)
Date: Fri Jun 16 05:45:37 2000
Hi John.. i have a systempro/xl and a 2000 both dual that i would like to run multiprocessor linux on them :(. Both have array controllers in them also. Just started the adventure on the 2000 Let me know if you forsee any help in this -----Original Message----- From: Cagle, John [mailto:John.Cagle@COMPAQ.com] Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 3:08 PM To: 'compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net' Subject: [compaqandlinux] [LinuxDev] RE: [compaqandlinux] SMP Support on old servers I've done some research on this topic, and here's a list of ProLiant SMP servers that use Compaq's original EISA SMP architecture (using an MPIC), which currently doesn't work under Linux. These servers currently will only use one processor under Linux: SystemPro/XL ProLiant 2000 ProLiant 4000 ProLiant 4500 In an order to guage the interest for running Linux SMP on these servers, please send me an email and let me know how many of these old servers you have (with multiple processors) that you would like to run Linux SMP. Thanks, John Cagle Email: john.cagle@compaq.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Black, Richard > Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:58 PM > To: 'compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net' > Subject: RE: [compaqandlinux] New user > > > The problem is that the PL4500 is an entirely EISA based > system. This came > out before the current methods used today which are "Full > Table" and "Full > Table Mapped." In this case, even if there was a choice for > APIC mode on > the PL4500, it would have only 1 selection: "EISA Mapped" Linux is > currently unable to use processors under this mapping scheme > (as far as I > know). Maybe someone is willing to devote some time, effort, > and skill to > allow Linux to run on the "EISA Mapped" mode of > multiprocessing. The only > systems affected by this are most of the EISA only based servers. > > Solution: > Check by using SCU (System Configuration Utility) under > advanced mode to > check if there are choices for APIC mode for "Full Table" or > "Full Table > Mapped." If there are no choices or if the only choice is > "EISA Mapped," > then the only solution under Linux will be to use it as a > single processor > box. > > Sincerely, > Richard Black > > -----Original Message----- > From: Marcel Prisi [mailto:marcel@virtua.ch] > Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 12:14 PM > To: compaqandlinux@cpqlin.van-dijk.net > Subject: [compaqandlinux] New user > > > Hi ! > > I was just given a nice ProLiant 4500 with 4 (yes, four!) > buggy Pentium > 66, 128Mb RAM, SMART RAID, 3*2.1GB disks ... > > I successfully installed RedHat 6.1, but it doesn't want to find my > other CPU's ! I tried about 10 settings in the SCU (I tried Unixware > 2,2.1,7, Solaris, NT, Netware, ...) but none seem to work. The kernel > says the motherboard is not SMP ?? Of course I did compile an SMP > enabled kernel (which, by the way is based on RedHat 6.2's 2.2.14-5.0 > and gives A LOT of unresolved symbols ??), and the POST tests > initialize > the four CPUS ... any ideas ? > > Thanks for helping. > -- > Virtua > Marcel Prisi > General Boinod 10 > CH-1170 Aubonne > > +41 0878 878 144 > http://virtua.ch > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@cpqlin.van-dijk.net > For additional commands, e-mail: > compaqandlinux-help@cpqlin.van-dijk.net > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@cpqlin.van-dijk.net > For additional commands, e-mail: > compaqandlinux-help@cpqlin.van-dijk.net > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@cpqlin.van-dijk.net For additional commands, e-mail: compaqandlinux-help@cpqlin.van-dijk.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: compaqandlinux-unsubscribe@cpqlin.van-dijk.net For additional commands, e-mail: compaqandlinux-help@cpqlin.van-dijk.net
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