Questions tagged [intel]

This tag should be used for questions about Intel based server platforms, software and others related specifically to hardware and software from the Intel Corporation.

Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States. Intel is the inventor of the x86 processor architecture and makes central processing units, motherboard chipsets, graphic processing units, network interface controllers and much more devices related to communications and computing.

In addition to their hardware offerings Intel also produces a variety of software including compilers, libraries for mathematical computation(Intel MKL), threading(OpenMP, Intel Performance Primatives, Threading Building Blocks), parallel communication(MPI,OFED/True Scale Infiniband Stack) and several other products included in the Intel Parallel Studio toolkit. In addition to these offerings which are widely used in HPC Intel also produces software for datacenter management, is one of the most prolific contributors to the Linux kernel, and powers over 70% of the fastest computers on the planet.

This tag should be used for questions about Intel hardware and software, specifically when used on server systems.

For more information about Intel, visit their homepage: http://www.intel.com.

(note this is borrowed from the Stackoverflow Intel tag but the information is applicable)

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Intel ESRT2 RAID array is not recognized by Debian

We have a new server here with an Intel Server Board S1200BTL and I'm trying to set up a RAID 1 for data storage. I have Debian 6 installed on an SSD, and two 2TB hard drives that are supposed to be in a RAID 1 array. The onboard SATA controller…
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Hardware Virtualization Technology Enabling Issue

I have purchased an Intel i7 3770 and an Asus P8Z77-M Pro; for some Windows Server 2012 testing. In the BIOS I have enabled the "Intel Virtualization Technology", and have several Hyper-V based virtual machines running. I thought everything was…
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Are graphic capabilities included in CPU used in common servers (web + thinclient)?

I'm trying to decide between these two Intel processors The first of them has no graphic support in core. I know that this type of graphic "cards" can be used to execute code from common (non-graphic) apps, but I don't know if the applications I'm…
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Wireshark (WinPCap) does not see Intel X520-DA2 10 GbE NIC teaming intermittently

I am running a team of two 10 GigE ports on Intel X520-DA2 network card. They work well in tandem and achieve the desired throughput. However, I see an intermittent issue whereby WireShark and my own application (using WinPCap) only show the…
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How to remote boot from bios and install an operating system from local USB

So we have a bunch of systems distributed across a semi-large area and are looking to upgrade soon. We are looking for systems that could preferably be booted from a USB drive in the system remotely. I've seen things referencing IP KVMs and vPro to…
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intel server motherboard S5520HC not booting

This server was working fine when we took it out the rack, now it seems lifeless. I have tried all the normal checks, booted off one cpu, changed memory. When you put power to the board, it turns on it self. It will not turn off with the switch. The…
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Transmit rate decreases when using both Intel NIC 10G ports

I'm using the Intel 82599EB 10G NIC on a server running RHEL6. I ran a program where packets are generated at high rates. The NIC was previously installed on another PC where I was able to generate traffic at 8-9Gbps on each port concurrently. On…
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CPU Resource pool with and without hyperthreading in vmware esx/esxi

VMWare ESX/ESXI running with AMD 12core @2.2GHz. Intel 6core @2.4GHz In resource pool, with amd cpu I should see 26.4GHz available. Now it's interesting what will be shown with Intel CPU? Am I gonna get 14.4GHz resource pool or 28.8GHz?
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Optimal number of threads for compute-intensive task on server with Hyperthreading

When running a compute-intensive task on a server with an Intel i7 quad-core processor with Hyperthreading, is it ideal to run eight threads (for the eight virtual cores), or only four (for the four physical cores)? Each thread achieves consistent…
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Precise Method of Failure Detection with Intel's Adapter Fault Tolerance NIC Teaming in Windows Server 2008 R2

What are the details of the method(s) that Intel Adapter Fault Tolerance (AFT) uses for the detection of failed links in Windows Server 2008 R2?
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How can I upgrade my processor from X3065 to X3220?

I have a Dell Poweredge R200 server which has an ancient Xeon 3065 processor. I see in the servers specs that it can accommodate Xeon 3200 series, but not sure if I buy a bare-boned Xeon 3220 processor (without heatsink etc.) , will it fit easily on…
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Can one SSD replace a pair of mirrored drives?

I have various firewall/router/utility type boxes that do not require much if any storage for their primary purpose other than booting. But I do like to be able to put a more or less standard CentOS/RHEL install on them which takes a few gig. So I…
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Intel Team TCP Offloading not Working

I verified that TCP offloading is enabled in both the Intel properties for each of NIC that is the member of a two nic Adapter Fault Tolerance Team. Also, the output of netsh int tcp show global verified that offloading is enabled. However, when…
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Performance difference between E5405 and X3460

I'm looking at purchasing one of two servers. They're of similar specs except the CPUs. Server 1 comes equipped with 2 x E5405 and server 2 only has one X3460. I've got a few servers that are configured like the first server and while I'm very happy…
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Automate monitoring of Intel Matrix / Rapid Storage Technology RAID arrays

I need to monitor the array status of the Intel integrated RAID controllers (e.g. ICH7R, ICH9R, ICH10R) on multiple servers. Intel suggests using "Intel Matrix Storage Manager" or "Intel Rapid Storage Technology", but the programs do not provide way…
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