Re: cpu_count

In article <6bfdk6$lkv$2_at_nntp3.interaccess.com>, Ari Kaplan <akaplan_at_interaccess.com> wrote:
>Chris Kirke (cakirke_at_multiservice.com) wrote:
>: any ideas on oracle's use of the cpu_count init file parameter ??
>: if i don't set it, a query of v$parameter shows it still set to 1
>: on a multi-processor system.
>:
>: SCO Open Server 5.0.4 w/mpx (2 or 4 processors)
>: Oracle7 RDBMS V7.3.2.3
>:
>: thanks,
>: Chris
>
>Chris,
>
>You are correct - Oracle does not automatically detect the number of CPUs
>on startup. By default the cpu_count will be 1. If you need to change it,
>you must specify it in the init.ora parameter file.
>

Since this directly conflicts with the 7.3 & 8.0 Server Refs, could you let us know if it applies beyond SCO? (Specifically solaris sparc)

>-Ari Kaplan
>Independent Oracle DBA Consultant
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