RHEL SMP kernel on Sun Fire V40z

I installed RHEL 4 ( kernel version 2.6.9-5.EL ) on a Sun Fire V40z server ( 2 * dual core CPUs).

Two kernels appear on the GRUB menu, the 2.6.9-5.EL and the 2.6.9-5.smpEL.

If the first run, no problem at all, but I can see only one CPU in the /proc/cpuinfo file. If I boot from the latter, the systems hangs up. In fact I need to run the SMP kernel to make use of the 2 CPUs.

Can anyone help in how to run the SMP kernel?

Thanks

[460 byte] By [jhaddad] at [2007-11-26 11:32:15]

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# 1

Hello,I would recommend that you use a RedHat forum or newslist instead. This is not a hardware issue.Most contributors use Solaris on SPARC, some on X64, that's reason why you shouldn't expect a fast answer.Michael

MAALATFT at 2007-7-7 3:48:01 >

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# 2

Check the grub configuration file, and you can compile your own custom kernel and enable smp. I would look at the smp kernel configuration file. It could be an issue with dual core compatibility, does the system panic or just hang?

I agree with you Michael, but I am posting out of curiosity.

mlennon at 2007-7-7 3:48:01 >

# 3

Hi All,I installed RHEL 4 Update 4 where the kernel number is 2.6.9-42 and it solved the problem.Thanks

jhaddad at 2007-7-7 3:48:01 >

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