From owner-freebsd-smp Wed Jun 7 0:55:58 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Received: from mel.alcatel.fr (mel.alcatel.fr [212.208.74.132]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68DC637BEFB for ; Wed, 7 Jun 2000 00:55:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr) Received: from aifhs10.alcatel.fr (mailhub2.alcatel.fr [155.132.188.80]) by mel.alcatel.fr (ALCANET/SMTP) with ESMTP id JAA05337; Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:54:23 +0200 From: Thierry.Herbelot@alcatel.fr Received: from frmta003.netfr.alcatel.fr (frmta003.netfr.alcatel.fr [155.132.251.32]) by aifhs10.alcatel.fr (ALCANET/SMTP2) with SMTP id JAA01097; Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:54:15 +0200 (MET DST) Received: by frmta003.netfr.alcatel.fr(Lotus SMTP MTA v4.6.6 (890.1 7-16-1999)) id C12568F7.002B8987 ; Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:55:32 +0200 X-Lotus-FromDomain: ALCATEL To: Frank Bonnet Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 09:55:18 +0200 Subject: Re: HP Netserver LC II anyone ? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Sender: owner-freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hello, SMP with FreeBSD runs very well (not as good as could be, due to the present design, but this is changing). One difficult point with many SMP motherboards is that you need two "compatible" processors to get SMP running. This usually means you have to buy your processors from the same fabrication batch. We have here investigated swapping Pentium-II-266 processors with a colleague to build an SMP machine from two UP machines, but we have not tried as the two processors have two different steppings. In summary : beware of getting a second processor (it may be easier to buy two new celerons and run them on "Slotkets") TfH Frank Bonnet on 07/06/2000 11:24:40 To: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG cc: (bcc: Thierry HERBELOT/FR/ALCATEL) Subject: HP Netserver LC II anyone ? Hi I have a HP Netserver LC II that I plan to convert to a Bi Processor machine. Actually it runs in single proc mode but the motherboard is dual cpu ready. It is 300 Mhz pentium II based. Before jumping to dual proc I would like to have some feedback of eventual users with such configuration. any infos welcome. Thanks a lot. -- Frank Bonnet Groupe ESIEE Paris To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message