dual cpu question

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 05:39:46PM -0600, John Cagle wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:56 PM, Ulf Zimmermann <ulf at alameda.net> wrote:
> 
>     On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 05:29:17PM +0200, Ivan Slavkov wrote:
>     > Hello all!
>     > Is there any software way to stop the second processor of two-processor
>     (two
>     > quad core Xeon) proliant server with FreeBSD  without romoving the
>     proceesor
>     > in real? I have dead-locks with the two processors even in 7.1 with the
>     new
>     > ULE schessuler. If I use one processor there are no problems.
>     >
>     > - Ivan
> 
>     You should be able to disable a processor from the bios (F9 prompt).
> 
>     --
>     Regards, Ulf.
> 
> 
> 
> The ProLiant BIOS doesn't offer a processor disable option as far as I know.

Hmmm, the DL360 g5 I just checked indeed doesn't. Don't remember on
which server I last looked for it and it had it. Might have been an
older DL58x or a blade.

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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