SMP on Compaq DL380

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 10:51:27PM +1000, Matthew Sullivan wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I've been reading about problems with HP/Compaq's regarding launching of 
> second CPUs on SMP systems.
> 
> I've been through the BIOS settings and there seems to be no settings to 
> change the APCI table etc....
> 
> Now one thing that does seem common, when I have BIOS's with MP table 
> version set to 1.4 FreeBSD doesn't report the second CPU being launched 
> (even though it is seen in the acpidump)....  When I set the BIOS to 
> version 1.2 of the MP table the second CPU is reported and launched.
> 
> Now the Compaq DL380's I have done seem to have the ability to set 1.4 
> or 1.2 of the table ... mptable reports 1.4... (below)
> 
> Any suggestions on how to launch the second CPU...?
> 

It would help to tell which version of DL380, there is Generation 1 through
4 now.


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Regards, Ulf.

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