We run RHEL 4 64bit on the Dell 2950's with 16GB of memory (2x Woodcrest 2.66Ghz). Works well with no problems. The only issue we ran into is that the OS will not load with all 16GB of memory installed in the box. The install will hang up on installing /loader. The work around is that you will need to remove a few sticks of the memory out of the server for the install, and then put the memory back in afterwards. This only happens on the 2950 model, the 2850/6850/6950 models do not have this issue. If your application supports 64bit, I would recommend installing the 64bit RHEL, especially since you have 16GB of memory. I have heard of a few issues with running RHEL 32bit on systems with 16GB of more of memory. Again we have had no problems with our 64bit clusters running on 2950's. -=Steve -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Esquivel, Vicente Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:12 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: RHEL 4 or 5 AS 64Bit OS Hello all, Is anyone running 64bit RHEL 4 or 5 AS on an intel based Dell Power Edge 2950 with 2x(dual core) Xeon Woodcrest processors with 16GB of RAM, since this is not true 64bit hardware but rather it is 32bit with 64bit extensions. Dell claims that it supports 64bit RHEL on this hardware. Can anyone tell me if there are having problems doing this or if there would be anything I should take into consideration when trying to decide to run 32bit RHEL or 64bit RHEL. The application I will running on this server supports both 32 or 64 bit. Vince -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list This email (and attachments if any) is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this email is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and destroy all copies of the email (and attachments if any). -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
