How can I tell if my ProLiant 2500 is utilizing both CPUs with RH9?

Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

You should not expect great things from a Pentium Pro. But look in
System Tools and run the System Monitor. You will see a graph of CPU
Usage. There should be two seperate traces (of different colors) that
represent the two CPUs. Move the mouse around to get some action on the
graph.

Jeffrey Alsip wrote:
wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

You should not expect great things from a Pentium Pro. But look in
System Tools and run the System Monitor. You will see a graph of CPU
Usage. There should be two seperate traces (of different colors) that
represent the two CPUs. Move the mouse around to get some action on the
graph.

Err. Umm. KDE, Gnome & Xwindows are Linux GUIs. No System Tools, no
System Monitor.

The fact that is PPro is one reason I opted to run Linux on it. It's
supposed to be less resource intensive than Windows, and I'm just going
to use it to test web programming before uploading files to my web host.

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Jeffrey Alsip wrote:
wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

You should not expect great things from a Pentium Pro. But look in
System Tools and run the System Monitor. You will see a graph of CPU
Usage. There should be two seperate traces (of different colors) that
represent the two CPUs. Move the mouse around to get some action on the
graph.

Err. Umm. KDE, Gnome & Xwindows are Linux GUIs. No System Tools, no
System Monitor.

The fact that is PPro is one reason I opted to run Linux on it. It's
supposed to be less resource intensive than Windows, and I'm just going
to use it to test web programming before uploading files to my web host.


the best windows you can run on that box would be Windows2000 anyway. SMP
with PPro processors is not supported by 2003.

- LC

Steven,

Have you installed top?

Launch top (type top at the command prompt) and then press the 1 key
which will show the cpu utilization for each processor.

Did you compile your own kernel?

When you do (and you sould!) make sure you turn SMP on.
I use a Proliant 2500 as my main mail server and stats viewer (awstats,
apache, php) and it is great for that. Its no screamer but it gets the
job done. Rock solid, never down.

VinceV

wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

See, now Vince, there you go again. I'm just going to stop using
Usenet and just e-mail you directly. :-) You're apparently the only
other person out there sick enough to use a ProLiant 2500 in 2006!

I'm not sure if top is installed, if it wasn't included with RH9, it
isn't installed. I'll try that.

Of course, the "yum upgrade" I started last night to upgrade to FC1 is
still running (Hopefully it will be up to four or five progress dots on
Resolving Dependencies by the time I get home). :-(

Kids, don't try this at home! This is an untrained amateur who should
know better!

Steve

VinceV wrote:
Steven,

Have you installed top?

Launch top (type top at the command prompt) and then press the 1 key
which will show the cpu utilization for each processor.

Did you compile your own kernel?

When you do (and you sould!) make sure you turn SMP on.
I use a Proliant 2500 as my main mail server and stats viewer (awstats,
apache, php) and it is great for that. Its no screamer but it gets the
job done. Rock solid, never down.

VinceV

wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

LOL

Actually, I'm a fan of the Gentoo distribution. Doing a Stage 1
install on the Proliant 2500 takes a long 3 day weekend to accomplish.
I love their emerge software distribution tool.

I started down this path like you have, got a machine and wanted to use
it. I'm stubborn enough that when someone tells me it can't be done
that I'll give it a good effort to show that it can.

I've had that system up for 2-3 years now and it is solid. I have a
couple in the closet that I've retired (replaced with 1850's and DL380
G1s) for spare parts. Since I'm not running data intensive
applications the response times are adequate.

My direct e-mail is vpvATak7DOTcom,

VinceV

wrote:
See, now Vince, there you go again. I'm just going to stop using
Usenet and just e-mail you directly. :-) You're apparently the only
other person out there sick enough to use a ProLiant 2500 in 2006!

I'm not sure if top is installed, if it wasn't included with RH9, it
isn't installed. I'll try that.

Of course, the "yum upgrade" I started last night to upgrade to FC1 is
still running (Hopefully it will be up to four or five progress dots on
Resolving Dependencies by the time I get home). :-(

Kids, don't try this at home! This is an untrained amateur who should
know better!

Steve

VinceV wrote:
Steven,

Have you installed top?

Launch top (type top at the command prompt) and then press the 1 key
which will show the cpu utilization for each processor.

Did you compile your own kernel?

When you do (and you sould!) make sure you turn SMP on.
I use a Proliant 2500 as my main mail server and stats viewer (awstats,
apache, php) and it is great for that. Its no screamer but it gets the
job done. Rock solid, never down.

VinceV

wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

Is Gentoo a 2.4 or 2.6 Kernel?

Nothing I've tried based on 2.6 has even made it to the Install phase.
It sounds like I have the same config as you, except I don't have as
much RAM and I have more drives.

Because I'm running out of desk space in my home office, my wife is
currently enjoying the fact that there is now a ProLiant 2500 and a
7-bay Storage System sitting in the corner of our bedroom. I moved my
bedside table and have my clock radio on top of the server. :-)

I gotta find a countertop to build a wall unit in my office. She may
kill me and stuff me inside that server if I don't.


VinceV wrote:
LOL

Actually, I'm a fan of the Gentoo distribution. Doing a Stage 1
install on the Proliant 2500 takes a long 3 day weekend to accomplish.
I love their emerge software distribution tool.

I started down this path like you have, got a machine and wanted to use
it. I'm stubborn enough that when someone tells me it can't be done
that I'll give it a good effort to show that it can.

I've had that system up for 2-3 years now and it is solid. I have a
couple in the closet that I've retired (replaced with 1850's and DL380
G1s) for spare parts. Since I'm not running data intensive
applications the response times are adequate.

My direct e-mail is vpvATak7DOTcom,

VinceV

wrote:
See, now Vince, there you go again. I'm just going to stop using
Usenet and just e-mail you directly. :-) You're apparently the only
other person out there sick enough to use a ProLiant 2500 in 2006!

I'm not sure if top is installed, if it wasn't included with RH9, it
isn't installed. I'll try that.

Of course, the "yum upgrade" I started last night to upgrade to FC1 is
still running (Hopefully it will be up to four or five progress dots on
Resolving Dependencies by the time I get home). :-(

Kids, don't try this at home! This is an untrained amateur who should
know better!

Steve

VinceV wrote:
Steven,

Have you installed top?

Launch top (type top at the command prompt) and then press the 1 key
which will show the cpu utilization for each processor.

Did you compile your own kernel?

When you do (and you sould!) make sure you turn SMP on.
I use a Proliant 2500 as my main mail server and stats viewer (awstats,
apache, php) and it is great for that. Its no screamer but it gets the
job done. Rock solid, never down.

VinceV

wrote:
Some of you know that I have just installed RH9 on my 2500. I used
SmartStart 5.5 and did a manual configuration for Linux OS, but I never
saw the prompt to load the Configuration partition during that process.

Now I have the system running, but it refuses to run KDE, Gnome or
Xwindows. (I know, I shouldn't need them, but I'm a newb!) F10 does
nothing for me (because I have no partition for it)

When I boot the system, it lists both CPUs, but it takes so long to do
anything, I question whether or not the second CPU is being utilized.

Any hints?

Steve

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Because I'm running out of desk space in my home office, my wife is
currently enjoying the fact that there is now a ProLiant 2500 and a
7-bay Storage System sitting in the corner of our bedroom. I moved my
bedside table and have my clock radio on top of the server. :-)

I gotta find a countertop to build a wall unit in my office. She may
kill me and stuff me inside that server if I don't.

You remind me of my father.. He had a oscilloscope sitting near the bed in
their bedroom that was ~2' (yes feet) tall by about 3' long that ran off of
TUBES that he acquired somewhere in the 70's and it was probably in their
bedroom for 15 years before it found a new home when they moved out of
state (in 1990). It was that and the huge pile of Wall Street Journals
that bring up comments to this day about keeping crap around the house --
of course, I'm not implying that your 2500 is a piece of crap.. (8-
That Oscilloscope was though and had a much longer life than it needed!

Shoot.. hopefully that 2500 isn't nearly as loud as a 5500 or one of those
Proliant 7000's someone here recently got on ebay for $20, or you may need
to build a new wing on your house... (8-

-- Rick

In article , Rick F. wrote:

Shoot.. hopefully that 2500 isn't nearly as loud as a 5500 or one of those
Proliant 7000's someone here recently got on ebay for $20, or you may need
to build a new wing on your house... (8-

I guess I should read what I wrote.. I should mention that the above
mentioned family gene of course has also been passed on to me as I've
got an equally large amount of crap around my house as well.. I didn't
mean to bash anyone -- only bringing up an amusing family resemblance..
I'm trying to get rid of my crap, but it's a slow going process as my
wife has the gene as well.. (8-