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- From: hak@alf.cooper.edu (Jeff Hakner)
- Subject: Re: need help with 3B2/1000 M80 PEs
- Message-ID: <1992Dec21.230952.8790@alf.cooper.edu>
- Organization: The Cooper Union ( NY, NY )
- References: <727@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 23:09:52 GMT
- Lines: 24
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- in article <727@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US>, friedl@mtndew.Tustin.CA.US (Stephen Friedl) says:
- >
- > Hi folks,
- >
- > Two customers have just upgraded their machines to 3B2/1000
- > model 80s, each with an extra Processing Element (PE). We are
- > at a loss, however, as how to know anything about whether these
- > things are helping or how we can administer them. Where can I
- > find some documentation on this?
-
- You'll need the Multiprocessor Utilities software. Which OS do you
- have? Assuming it's 3.2.3, you'll need rel 3.1. Chances are,
- it was shipped with the system, and maybe even installed.
-
- THe PE boards don't really do much. They're asymmetrical
- processor elements which can run some of the jobs. To see if
- the PEs are being used, use the command sar -q and look for
- activity in the coprocessor run queue.
-
- Again, you can't really do any neat things with these cards,
- they just give you a performance boost.
-
- --Jeff Hakner
- "Also a 3B2-kind-of-guy!"
-