DMI type 7 looks like CPU cache information. DMI type 4 is the actual processor information, but from what you've indicated, it doesn't report empty sockets. http://linux.die.net/man/8/dmidecode On my machines, I get this as one of the type 7 entries. DMI type 7, 19 bytes. Cache Information Socket Designation: Processor 1 Internal L1 Cache Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 Operational Mode: Write Back Location: Internal Installed Size: 8 KB Maximum Size: 32 KB Supported SRAM Types: Burst Installed SRAM Type: Burst Speed: Unknown Error Correction Type: Unknown System Type: Unknown Associativity: 4-way Set-associative Maarten Broekman > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list- > bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marti, Rob > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 8:53 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: how to get the number of sockets > > Weird... > > Handle 0x0700, DMI type 7, 19 bytes > Cache Information > Socket Designation: Not Specified > Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1 > Operational Mode: Write Back > Location: Internal > Installed Size: 32 kB > Maximum Size: 32 kB > Supported SRAM Types: > Other > Installed SRAM Type: Other > Speed: Unknown > Error Correction Type: None > System Type: Data > Associativity: 8-way Set-associative > > Handle 0x0701, DMI type 7, 19 bytes > Cache Information > Socket Designation: Not Specified > Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2 > Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address > Location: Internal > Installed Size: 4096 kB > Maximum Size: 4096 kB > Supported SRAM Types: > Other > Installed SRAM Type: Other > Speed: Unknown > Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC > System Type: Unified > Associativity: <OUT OF SPEC> > > No idea which is referring to the empty socket and what the other one > is... > > 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 Broekman, Maarten > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:47 AM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: RE: how to get the number of sockets > > 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 > > -- > 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
