Ok, thanks! :) -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues Sent: 14 February 2008 11:12 To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: > 4GB memory on HP DL380 Yes, it supports. -- ======================================== Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues (DEiGrAtiA-33) <deigratia33@xxxxxxxxx> CCNA, MCSO Mirabilia laudo semprer, Dei ======================================== On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 8:54 AM, Johan Booysen <johan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hi, > > thanks for your reply. > > grepping /proc/cpuinfo gives me: > > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat > pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr ... > > so it means the cpu does support pae?? > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marcos Aurelio > Rodrigues > Sent: 14 February 2008 10:47 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: > 4GB memory on HP DL380 > > Yes, you need the kernel-pae. > > 32bit machines support only 4Gb, but if you have a processor with pae > support > > # grep pae /proc/cpuinfo > > you will be able to run >4Gb with a kernel-pae > > > #yum install kernel-PAE > > > > > > -- > > ======================================== > Marcos Aurelio Rodrigues (DEiGrAtiA-33) > <deigratia33@xxxxxxxxx> > CCNA, MCSO > Mirabilia laudo semprer, Dei > ======================================== > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Johan Booysen <johan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > I need a rather quick answer to this, so will ask the question while > > continuing googling: > > > > I've just upgraded the memory on an HP/Compaq DL380 G4 server running > > RHEL5, from 4GB to 6GB. But Red Hat only sees 4GB. > > > > A quick google tells me that I either need to install the kernel-PAE > > package, or the hugemem kernel. Is that correct? Yum shows me that > > kernel-PAE is available, but not kernel-hugemem. > > > > This server runs Oracle and is quite important to the business, so I > > can't just "have a go" and hope upgrading the kernel doesn't break > > anything. > > > > Any advice on this will be appreciated very much. > > > > grub.conf: > > > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-53.1.4.el5) > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/root > > rhgb quiet crashkernel=128M@16M <mailto:crashkernel=128M@16M> > > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.img > > title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5) > > root (hd0,0) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/root rhgb > > quiet crashkernel=128M@16M <mailto:crashkernel=128M@16M> > > initrd /initrd-2.6.18-8.el5.img > > > > Thanks. > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > > 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 > > -- > 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
