From owner-freebsd-stable Fri Jan 25 11:17: 2 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from web4.thecenturiongroup.com (112.mujb.nyrk.nycenycp.dsl.att.net [12.98.137.112]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3362C37B400 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2002 11:16:53 -0800 (PST) Received: from ix1x1000 (ix1x1000.thecenturiongroup.com [192.32.248.52]) by web4.thecenturiongroup.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 9749C7C006 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:16:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <008a01c1a5d4$458071e0$34f820c0@ix1x1000> From: "Michael Meltzer" To: Subject: Can 4.5 take 6gb ram Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:12:45 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0087_01C1A5AA.5C99A100" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C1A5AA.5C99A100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I am building a new NFS server. Looks like I be using the Intel SCB2 = mother board (serverworks HE-SL chipset) that can take up to 6gb of ram, = I know their were some issues with 4gb ram, what about 6 gb :-) (I know = I am over 32 bit pointer, ints here). I know this is pushing it for memory but I can of like the idea of = having all the cache :-) Kind of like a backing store ram disk :-) BTW using mylex 2000 (with external raid controlers on top) and gigabit = Ethernet on separate pci buses to feed it. This system is moves allot of = data. MJM ------=_NextPart_000_0087_01C1A5AA.5C99A100 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I am building a new NFS server. Looks = like I be=20 using the Intel SCB2 mother board (serverworks HE-SL = chipset) that can=20 take up to 6gb of ram, I know their were some issues with 4gb ram, what = about 6=20 gb :-) (I know I am over 32 bit pointer, ints here).

I know this is pushing it for memory = but I can of=20 like the idea of having all the cache :-) Kind of like a backing = store ram=20 disk :-)

BTW using mylex 2000 (with external = raid controlers=20 on top) and gigabit Ethernet on separate pci buses to feed it. This = system is=20 moves allot of data.

MJM

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