[SOLVED] Hardware compatibility for potential new server (SMP)

UbuntuNewbee · 05-15-2012, 08:39 AM

I will be putting together a new server soon. I wanted to ask about compatibility before I purchased.

My concern is that this will be a multi processor server. I will be looking at:
Motherboard: Supermicro H8QGi-F
CPUs: 4x Opteron 6272
plus memory, PS, etc.

Does Ubuntu 12.04 Server support a 4 CPU system? in this configuration?

Thanks

Soadyheid · 05-15-2012, 09:57 AM

Info Googled from the Ubuntu Forums shows:

Quote:

If you are using a linux server installation, on a:
1.Intel x86:
Maximum CPUs: 32 (including logical CPUs)
Maximum memory: 64GB
Maximum filesize: 8TB
Maximum filesystem size (ext3) 16TB
Maximum per-process virtual address space: 4GB
2.AMD64/EM64T:
Maximum CPUs: 64
Maximum memory: 128GB
Maximum filesize: 8TB
Maximum filesystem size (ext3): 16TB
Maximum per-process virtual address space: N/A
These are standard max limitations whereas Linux cluster systems can scale up to 1024 CPU's..
And Maximum number of processes Linux 2.6 kernel can handle is:
Maximum number of threads: 32000
Maximum number of threaded processes: 32000
Maximum number of processes: 32000
For up to date information please refer Linux Kernel documentation located at /usr/src/linux/Documentation.

With thanks to Bhavani Shankar. (Original Ubuntu Poster)

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UbuntuNewbee · 05-15-2012, 02:28 PM

Thanks, and I will go ahead and build that server....

Soadyheid · 05-16-2012, 06:57 PM

Best of luck. If you found my response helpful, click the little "yes" in the bottom right hand corner of the post!

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