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From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net>
To: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>, "msg252" <msg252@home.com>
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Subject: Re: SMP support on i386
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2000 07:08:27 -0500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm@mired.org>
To: "msg252" <msg252@home.com>
Cc: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 1:09 AM
Subject: SMP support on i386


> 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.
>

The definitive answer to the memory question is 4gigs.  If you want more
memory than that you need to move to the alpha platform.

Josh

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