Quick question.

Wed Aug 4 05:52:03 UTC 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,
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