OK, I've got this new Dell Linux server with 4 "Hyperthreaded" Pentium4 Xeon CPU's. There are 4 physical CPU's but with hyperthreading the O/S sees 8 CPU's as is reported in top. I've installed Oracle on this machine and it seems to run as if there really were 8 CPU's. Could that be true? Is there a performance gain for Oracle? --As if I really did have 8 CPU's? How does this work? For init.ora tuning parameters should I count the 4 physical CPU's or the 8 virtual CPU's? Any reports on running Oracle/Linux on these hyperthreaded Pentium4 Xeon CPU's?
I'm afraid to ask Oracle about the licensing since they always answer with the higher number. ;-) Steve Orr Bozeman, Montana -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Orr, Steve INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
