memory limits to es3, u4

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 01:07:18PM -0700, Ron McKeever wrote:
> This might help:

Here is the URL pasted back together.  (#$%&#$ MS Lookout)

> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-kernel.html
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> Ron

Also an upgrade to RHES v4 would be a good idea.  You get the 2.6.xx
kernel.  I'm administering a couple of 2x2 Opteron boxes and it sees
all four CPUs.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com
> [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of chuck lawrence
> Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 10:59 AM
> To: redhat-install-list at redhat.com
> Subject: memory limits to es3, u4
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> greetings,
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> I've just built my third dual-processor dual-core opteron server.  for 
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> application reasons, I'm using RHES 3.0, U4.  RHES only supports 2 
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> processors, and this looks like 4.  but that's not my concern, necessarily.
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> I bought the server w/8gb ram, but the os only sees 3gb.  the bios sees 
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> it all, and it tests ok, but top and /proc/meminfo both say 3gb.  kernel 
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> is  2.4.21-27.ELsmp
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> is this a known issue, or is it just me?  do I need to update something?
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> p.s. I stumbled across a suggestion to add "mem=8000M" to grub.conf, but 
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> that hasn't helped.
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> adv(thanks)ance
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