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Re: 2 CPU servers



On Fri, 29 Aug 1997 13:06:51 CDT Jesse Goldman (jgoldman@hecate.fnal.g
ov) wrote:

> Our group is considering ordering some Debian servers running kernel
> 2.0.30 either with 2 Pentium Pro CPUs or 2 Pentium II CPUs. I've read
> somewhere, however, that, in the dual CPU configuration, lock-ups are
> occasionally experienced which may cut down on productivity. Does anyone
> have a Debian box with 2 processors and, if so, are you pretty happy with
> it? 

2.0.31-pre7 seems to be working ok (no deadlocks).
2.0.30 or 2.0.29 with the deadlock-patch 6 works fine too.

> Also, does anyone know whether tape stackers are supported by the
> scsi driver included in the current kernels? Thanks...

I've seen some tape loaders change tape when sent mt offline, which 
make them usable under linux. You might want to check first though.

Phil.



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