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</head><BODY ><div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;">Michael,</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;">what is the yum command to install the kernel that works with 64GB of ram?</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;">thanks</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;">t</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> Hi Michael,</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> I have just finished the first Blue Onyx server install onto a HP</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> DL160 with 16 GB ram and 2 x 2TB hard drives. Three issues worry</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> me:</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> 1) The maximum memory that BO is seeing is 3 Gig</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> 2) The Raid is going to take approx 11 more days to build</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> according to the GUI screen</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> 3) CPU load is approx 5.74 with a quad core 2.26 GHz Intel chip</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> My questions:</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Is there a memory limit in BO?</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> The PAE kernel supports 64 GB of RAM. Install it via yum if you're</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> running the standard kernel.</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Why is it taking such a long time to build the raid</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> 11 days for 2TB? That's too long. Make sure your disks are not</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> configured to run in the IDE compatability mode, because that'll</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> cut them down to like 1/10th of the speed that they're capable of.</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> You can check those settings in the BIOS - also consult your</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> motherboard manual for this.</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> Why the high load on the CPU? Is it related to the raid?</SPAN></div>
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<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> Yeah, if you're using software RAID, then increased load during a</SPAN></div>
<div><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> RAID resync is expected.</SPAN></div>
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