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RE: Quick question.

  • From: Paul Jakma
  • Date: Sun Aug 01 11:06:35 2004 
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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