On the systems I have "Socket Designation" ends up only giving CPU sockets. A more contextual grep (or simply dumping it to more/less) might give more information about what it thinks is a "socket". Maarten Broekman > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marti, Rob > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:45 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: how to get the number of sockets > > My desktop's motherboard only has 2 sockets, but your command gives: > > [root@ab1-4-160 ~]# dmidecode | grep "Socket Designation" > Socket Designation: CPU > Socket Designation: Not Specified > Socket Designation: Not Specified > > Not really sure that's accurate enough :) (and yeah I only have 1 socket > filled... I feel like less of a man) > > Rob Marti > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Broekman, Maarten > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:41 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: how to get the number of sockets > > /usr/sbin/dmidecode will give you similar information as well. > > # dmidecode | grep "Socket Designation" > Socket Designation: Proc 1 > Socket Designation: Proc 2 ... > > > Maarten Broekman > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marti, Rob > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:38 AM > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: RE: how to get the number of sockets > > > > Check manufacturers specs. There isn't a software way to check for > an > > empty cpu - I'm guessing you meant empty because /proc/cpuinfo tells > you > > how mant slots are full. > > > > grep physical /proc/cpuinfo | uniq -c > > 4 physical id : 0 > > 4 physical id : 1 > > > > So 4 cores on each of 2 sockets. > > > > Rob Marti > > Systems Administrator > > Sam Houston State University > > 936-294-3804 // rob@xxxxxxxx > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ESGLinux > > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:32 AM > > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > > Subject: how to get the number of sockets > > > > Hi all, > > I was going to by a red hat license for a new server, an looking the > > note1 in this link: > > https://www.redhat.com/apps/store/server/#note1 > > > > I have reallized that the important thing is the number of sockets, > not > > the number of cpus. > > > > So my question is simple, how can I get the number of sockets a > > motherboard has, ?(without opening it. of coures) > > > > I have look at the /proc dir but I get only info about the cpus, not > > about the sockets, > > > > any suggestion, > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > ESG > > -- > > 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
