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Re: Quick question.

  • From: Alexei Roudnev
  • Date: Wed Aug 04 01:59:27 2004

It is not mad idea - 2 CPU servers are not sugnificantly more expansive as
1CPU (and notice, we count P-IV MMultiThread as 2 CPU) but increases system
redundancy to the run-away processes. Of course, it is not hardware
redundancy, but it REALLY works.



> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Michel Py wrote:
>
> > For PCs I install dual Xeons on every production machine for
> > example, even though the CPU power needed for some is a 486;
>
> What a mad idea.
>
> Intel dont do fault-tolerant SMP.
>
> Running SMP will lower your MTBF just by fact that you now have 2
> CPUs. Then there's fact that you're far more likely to hit bugs in OS
> with SMP than uniproc.
>
> SMP for reliability? Unless it's a multi-million zSeries, What a mad
> idea...
>
> > Michel.
>
> regards,
> -- 
> Paul Jakma paul@clubi.ie paul@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A
> Fortune:
> Q: What's the difference between USL and the Titanic?
> A: The Titanic had a band.





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