 | | | EM64T server kernel architecture - ia32e or x86_64? | EM64T server kernel architecture - ia32e or x86_64? 2004-12-16 - By Guy Waugh
Back
Hi there,
We have installed RHEL-AS3 Update 3 for x86_64 on a couple of Dell
PowerEdge 1850s, and are currently updating to the latest updates.
I see that the default kernel the Update 3 installer has put on the
boxes is kernel-2.4.21-20.EL.ia32e. We're about to update to the latest
errata kernel (2.4.21-20.0.1), but given that the machines have 2 x
CPUs, should we not upgrade to the kernel-smp-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL.x86_64
kernel, rather than the kernel-2.4.21-20.0.1.EL.ia32e kernel?
I guess this raises the question 'what is the difference between the
[non-SMP] ia32e kernel and the [SMP] x86_64 kernel'?
Thanks in advance,
Guy.
--
Taroon-list mailing list
Taroon-list@(protected)
http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/taroon-list
Earn $52 per hosting referral at Lunarpages.
|
|
|