It seems that you have to increase memory at the same rate as you increase
CPU.  If you don't have enough of the one, problems can come up with the
other.

Ron Horner
HP3000 Systems Administrator
JCPenney Logistics
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Art Bahrs" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Upgrading Memory


> Hi Craig :)
>    um... I remember when I was writing a proposal to bring our 979-200 up
to
> ~6 GB of RAM I found out that you can actually cause "system overhead" to
> increase if you add the memory in a non-recommended way... for us that
meant
> that we needed to add an additional memory carrier and make the memory as
> balanced (read mirror image) between the two carriers.  Could this be what
> HP was referring to?
>
>     I remember that I had to call a CE directly to get the bottom line on
> this... the RC was "pretty sure" that I "might" need to buy an extra
memory
> carrier ... but "not guaranteed" on that answer...
>
> Art "hmmm... no earthquakes yet? hehe" Bahrs
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig M. Lalley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 6:24 PM
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Upgrading Memory
>
>
> > OK Guys,
> >
> > Here's a fun one.
> >
> > I have a customer running a 997/800 with 10Gb of memory.
> >
> > The system is spending on average 9% of the CPU on memory management.
> >
> > Caaack!
> >
> > My recommendation is to upgrade to 16GB and max out the configuration.
> >
> > But wait, HP says NO.  "Adding more memory will have a ?rebound? effect
> > and make matters worse."
> >
> > So am I missing something or HP smoking something?
> >
> >
> > Craig M. Lalley
> >
> > Systems Performance Specialist
> >
> > Lund Performance Solutions
> >
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> >
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