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From: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.0 and 4-socket Intel XEON E7-4870 system -->> 80
 logical CPUs
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On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 3:27 PM, Hartmann, O.
<ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> =A0 Watching the ncpu number, I realized that FreeBSD is limited to 64
> =A0 processors.
> =A0 Some vendors offer now 4-socket Intel Xeon E7-4870 systems. This
> =A0 "Westmere"
> =A0 based CPU has 10 physical =A0and 20 logical cores, summa summarum 80
> =A0 cores.
> =A0 Is FreeBSD 9.0 capable of handling such a server?

Yes, with some potential catches.
-Garrett

1. http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=3Drevision&revision=3D222813
2. http://groups.google.com/group/mailing.freebsd.hackers/browse_thread/thr=
ead/2f4da860c972d5aa