Single Xeon

[Olaf Hoyer]

On Mon, 14 Jun 2004, freebsd_daemon wrote:

> Dear list;
>
> will all Xeons also run if no second CPU (Xeon) is available?
>
> I need to know as i am building a system to be used by a small number of
> people, but don't know how many it eventually will become. I therefore would
> like to keep the system as scaleable as possible and would like to use a
> dual board but start with only one CPU.


Hi!

Well, a single XEON will work fine, no problem.

Depending on your Mainboard, you will need a Terminator for the
(empty) slot 2,
if there is only one CPU installed.

The GENERIC kernel will come up just fine, and later, when you have an
additional CPU installed, under 4.x just recompile the kernel with SM P
switched on, under 5.x ist shall autodetect the second CPU.

HTH
Olaf

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