>> Scalability
>> -----------
>...
>
>> As far as multi-cpu scalability, Linux currently supports upto 16 CPUs in a
>> single system. MS claims that they support upto 32, but since they only run
>> on Intel hardware, and there currently is no Intel-based system with more
>> than 8 CPUs in it, this is clearly marketing hype.
Unisys makes a box with 32 Intel CPUs in it:
http://www.unisys.com/hw/servers/enterprise/7000/default.asp
They claim support support for Windows NT, Windows 2000 and UnixWare.
Write a big check to Unisys and you can find out how well Windows 2000
scales. I hear Compaq is reselling these systems as well. The Unisys
web site isn't saying much about raw performance. They talk about
price/performance and server consolidation, which seems to be what
everyone says when they're trying to sell expensive servers.
Sequent makes a box with 64 Intel CPUs in it:
http://www.sequent.com/hardware/numaq2000/numa.html
They support Dynix, their own UNIX variant. No NT.
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Dave Cherkus ------- UniMaster, Inc. ------ Contract Software Development
Specialties: UNIX Internals/Kernel TCP/IP Alpha Clusters Performance ISDN
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