Upgrading from single to dual processors

[Erik Heinz]

I believe the answer to this question is no butI want to be certain.

I have Windows 2000 Advanced Server running on a single processor server. The machine is capable of two processors. Can the second processor be added without having to reinstall the operating system?

I'm guessing it's a flat out NO since the kernel is different.

What would the case be if it was a dual processor server to start with and the desire was to make the server a quad processor machine?

Please respond via email if at all possible. Thanks!

-Erik

[shovel204]

Link to an article on that scenario is here: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/WINNT_FAQ.htm

excerpt of one of the articles is:(see the MS Knowledge Base articles Q156358 "How to Manually Add Support for a Second Processor" and Q168132 "After Applying Service Pack NT Reports Single Processor"). The MS Knowledge Base article Q142660 ( http://support.microsoft.com/support ) "Upgrade from Uni- to Multiprocessor (Uptomp.exe) and Win32k.sys" describes a known problem when using UPTOMP.EXE on a version 4.0 NT system. The fix, described in the article, adding the following line to the file uptomp.inf, located at the base directory of the Resource Kit installation, e.g., reskit. win32k.sys = 0, 2, win32k.sys
Other Microsoft's links may help you:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q124/5/41.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q156/3/58.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q156/6/12.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q126/6/08.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/1/32.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q142/6/60.asp



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Erik Heinz at 8/23/2002 6:17:40 PM

I believe the answer to this question is no butI want to be certain.

I have Windows 2000 Advanced Server running on a single processor server. The machine is capable of two processors. Can the second processor be added without having to reinstall the operating system?

I'm guessing it's a flat out NO since the kernel is different.

What would the case be if it was a dual processor server to start with and the desire was to make the server a quad processor machine?

Please respond via email if at all possible. Thanks!

-Erik

[Erik Heinz]

OK, that helps a great deal. Thanks! However, how does Windows 2000 handle adding additional processors? Is a similar or identical procedure necessary?

-Erik


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shovel204 at 8/24/2002 12:39:35 PM


Link to an article on that scenario is here: http://www.supermicro.com/TECHSUPPORT/FAQs/WINNT_FAQ.htm

excerpt of one of the articles is:(see the MS Knowledge Base articles Q156358 "How to Manually Add Support for a Second Processor" and Q168132 "After Applying Service Pack NT Reports Single Processor"). The MS Knowledge Base article Q142660 ( http://support.microsoft.com/support ) "Upgrade from Uni- to Multiprocessor (Uptomp.exe) and Win32k.sys" describes a known problem when using UPTOMP.EXE on a version 4.0 NT system. The fix, described in the article, adding the following line to the file uptomp.inf, located at the base directory of the Resource Kit installation, e.g., reskit. win32k.sys = 0, 2, win32k.sys
Other Microsoft's links may help you:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q124/5/41.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q156/3/58.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q156/6/12.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q126/6/08.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q168/1/32.asp

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q142/6/60.asp



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Erik Heinz at 8/23/2002 6:17:40 PM

I believe the answer to this question is no butI want to be certain.

I have Windows 2000 Advanced Server running on a single processor server. The machine is capable of two processors. Can the second processor be added without having to reinstall the operating system?

I'm guessing it's a flat out NO since the kernel is different.

What would the case be if it was a dual processor server to start with and the desire was to make the server a quad processor machine?

Please respond via email if at all possible. Thanks!

-Erik