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Date:      Sat, 26 Aug 2000 01:09:40 -0500 (CDT)
From:      Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org>
To:        msg252 <msg252@home.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   SMP support on i386
Message-ID:  <14759.24356.279050.602635@guru.mired.org>
In-Reply-To: <87184675@toto.iv>

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msg252 writes:
> how many CPU's are currently supported (4 & 8 way Xeon?)

However many you compile the kernel for.

> how many GB of memory are currently supported?

The number 16GB comes to mind, but don't quote me.

> Are there any long term goals to make FreeBSD run on highend i386 servers
> (ie 8 way Xeon w/32GB RAM) within the next 2-4 years if that's not already
> standard?

There have been 4-way Xeon systems running FreeBSD for a couple of
years now. There's no reason an 8-way system would be a
problem. Memory might be - but you probably want to ask on a different
list for definitive answers to that one.

	<mike



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