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Tobiasly · 08-28-2002, 11:41 PM

So it's time to upgrade my Linux server and I'm thinking about a dual-Athlon setup. I've never built an SMP system before though, and I'm not even sure it'd be worth it.

Dave, I know you have a dual-cpu machine or two.. any particular caveats to watch out for?

I use the server mostly for mail, web, ssh, and ftp servers, but also do a little development on the side. Would I just be throwing $$$ away by going with 2 CPU's? Is there anything special I'd have to do when installing (Red Hat 7.3), or when compiling, to make use of 2 CPU's, or does it pretty much "just work" out of the box?

Also, I have a 64-bit dual-channel SCSI card that's currently being used in a 32-bit box. Would I see a decent performance boost by using it in a 64-bit PCI slot? I'm using a 3x18GB Seagate Cheetah RAID-5 setup (w/ Linux kernel software RAID).

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

08-28-2002, 11:41 PM	#1
Tobiasly hot Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Jeffersonville, IN (near Louisville) Posts: 892	Dual Athlon setup So it's time to upgrade my Linux server and I'm thinking about a dual-Athlon setup. I've never built an SMP system before though, and I'm not even sure it'd be worth it. Dave, I know you have a dual-cpu machine or two.. any particular caveats to watch out for? I use the server mostly for mail, web, ssh, and ftp servers, but also do a little development on the side. Would I just be throwing $$$ away by going with 2 CPU's? Is there anything special I'd have to do when installing (Red Hat 7.3), or when compiling, to make use of 2 CPU's, or does it pretty much "just work" out of the box? Also, I have a 64-bit dual-channel SCSI card that's currently being used in a 32-bit box. Would I see a decent performance boost by using it in a 64-bit PCI slot? I'm using a 3x18GB Seagate Cheetah RAID-5 setup (w/ Linux kernel software RAID). Any thoughts would be appreciated.