12 Jul
2011
12 Jul
'11
9:59 a.m.
On 7/12/2011 1:12 AM, Rainer Frey wrote:
On 11.07.2011, at 17:03, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
The R410 is a two socket Xeon box with max 2 x 6 core CPUs. The 24 CPUs you see is the result of HyperThreading being enabled. I'd disable HT if I were you, or those boxen mine.
Why?
It's a troubleshooting step. HT can cause weird problems with some systems/kernels. It can also decrease performance with some workloads. As with anything, if it doesn't provide benefit, turn if off to reduce complexity and potential problems.
-- Stan