Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 16:21:02 -0500 From: "Andrew C. Hornback" <achornback@worldnet.att.net> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@atkielski.com>, "m p" <sumirati@yahoo.de>, "FreeBSD Questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Multi-processor Support Message-ID: <00e001c167d2$1a27e5e0$6600000a@columbia> In-Reply-To: <00a201c16791$e32b5030$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Anthony > Atkielski > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:41 AM > To: m p; FreeBSD Questions > Subject: Re: Multi-processor Support > > > Next question to you, Anthony, have you ever done > > an upgrade from an uniprocessor to a multiprocessor > > kernel with Windows NT? > > No. I always install on the type of configuration targeted for > definitive use, > so if it's going to be a multiprocessor system, I make sure it has two > processors (at least) at the time of installation. Changing to or from a > uniprocessor configuration is risky in any system once it moves > to production. A simple kernel recompile with two additional options is suddenly "risky" ? Umm, okay... Not to beat a dead horse, but I know that with NT you're looking at a full-fledged reinstall since the upgrade to get SMP working generally destroys the usability of the system. It's different on this side of the fence. --- Andy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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