Running Oracle on IBM xSeries 455 - "really" does 16 way SMP?

From: Burt Peltier <burttemp1REMOVETHIS_at_bellsouth.net>
Date: Thu, 27 May 2004 00:57:46 -0500
Message-ID: <Eoftc.13032$ZM1.7670@bignews6.bellsouth.net>

The specs (last page) on the IBM xSeries 455 (with the 64-bit Itanium 2 chip) appears confusing with the comment "Number of processors" - "1/16 (up to 4 processors per x455 unit)".

Does this limit you to a 4 x (4-CPU servers), when maxing out CPUs at 16? It just reminds me of the old SP Nodes running AIX and RISC chips.

Oh yeah, please don't tell me I could always run RAC if this were the case! I'd rather not.

I have searched a lot and maybe I am concerned over nothing, but does this server really do true SMP (act as 1 server) on a fully loaded x455 with 16 CPUs .

The comment above can been seen on the last page of "Spec sheet" on URL http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/eserver/xseries/x455.html or just go straight to the "Spec sheet" at
ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_sp/3/GM130443/GM130443.PDF

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