From owner-freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 10 02:17:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EBBE16A403 for ; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:17:48 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: from seaholm.caamora.com.au (seaholm.caamora.com.au [203.7.226.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AB4443D46 for ; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:17:45 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jon@seaholm.caamora.com.au) Received: (from jon@localhost) by seaholm.caamora.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id kAA2HfG25207; Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:17:41 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <20061110131740.25998@caamora.com.au> Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 13:17:40 +1100 From: jonathan michaels To: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.84e Organisation: Caamora, PO Box 144, Rosebery NSW 1445 Australia Subject: compaq proliant 5500 X-BeenThere: freebsd-smp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD SMP implementation group List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:17:48 -0000 greetings all, i have just aquired a compaq proliant 5500 with 2 (out of the available 4 slots) 550/100 PIII intel zeon cpus --- it also has a 50 gb raid5 "array" (made up with 5x 9.1 gb scsi3 ultra drives), 1.2 gb dram and a truckload of fans and optional powersully and all sorts of redundant stuff in this box. my question is in regards to compiling a new kernel .. i've been using freebsd since v2.0.5-release, with the main backbone still using intel i486dx33 macyines and freebsd v2.2.5-release. in one step i have plunged into the 2006's both hardware and operating system. there are several ways to build a new kernel, which would be the simplest one and for the easiest to understand (i hace some cognitive impearment caused by brain damage from birth, i'm on welfare). how would i go about setting up teh "make.conf" file to take up the advantages of have a multiple cpu machine. finally, to upgrade this platform, can i add cpu's one at a time or i it only possible to add cpus two at a time. thank you for good reliable platform that even somebody like me can setup a functional reliable platform .. thank you. most kind regards jonathan -- ================================================================ powered by .. QNX, OS9 and freeBSD -- http://caamora com au/operating system ==== === appropriate solution in an inappropriate world === ====