Thanks Steve, Do you know if the memory issue was resolved with any of the updates to RHEL4? Which update of RHEL 4 were you using for the initial installation? Thanks Vince > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Clark > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 4:31 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: RHEL 4 or 5 AS 64Bit OS > > 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
