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What is QPI Isochronous Mode in x86 platforms?

I'm just wondering what exactly QPI Isochronous mode stands for? On some server motherboards, specially Supermicro ones there's one option that comes disabled by default under QPI General Configuration: Isoc Mode. Doing some homework and searching…
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ntdll.dll access violation error

we did an in-place upgrade of a windows 2003 server to windows 2008 server. After the upgrade, couple of windows services stopped working. The error i am getting in the event viewer looks like this: Faulting application someservice.exe, version…
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Solaris 11 sshd brute force protection. DenyHosts equivalent for Solaris 11

I'm getting regular attempts to brute force ssh on a x86 solaris 11.1 server. On linux I use DenyHosts to block connections after a number of incorrect login attempts. Is there a similar package for Solaris 11.1 or any recommendations on other…
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What is the best way to "upgrade" Server 2008 x86 to x64?

I know that you cannot do an upgrade from x86 to x64. What I need/want to do is re-install Server 2008 on a machine to "upgrade" to the 64-bit version. My question is, how do I handle this in the best possible way as not to disrupt the services…
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Can 32-bit Windows LiveCD modify the Registry of an Offline 64-bit Windows?

Is it possible to mount the NTFS and registry hives from a 64-bit Windows on a 32-bit Windows Preinstallation Environment (32-bit). Does 64-bit change the file format? Also can x86_64 machines boot unmodified 32-bit OSes?
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Is there a hard volume size limitation for shadow copies w/ 2k3 x86?

I'm trying to create shadow copies of 10TB volumes but am having no luck. I've gone down dozens of paths based on the errors (most of them very vague and/or misleading) and the only true correlation to success or failure I can find is with volume…
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Memcpy bandwidth ~1.6x faster on 1 vs 2 socket Intel Scalable (Skylake)?

I'm in the process of porting a complex performance oriented application to run on a new dual socket machine. I encountered some performance anomalies while doing so and, after much experimentation, discovered that memory bandwidth on the new…
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Using environment variables to provide shortcuts across multiple OS Versions and architectures

This week I was facing a scenario, where regular techniques to deploy shortcuts through GPOs are not sufficent anymore. I was facing an environment, where XP,7,10 is present in both, 32 bit (x86) and 64 bit (x64) architectures - and multiple…
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log in to v20z console using serial management

I have a Netra T1 (SPARC) which has LOM that enable to log in to the OS console locally for troubleshooting without plug in a monitor and keyboard. I also have a SunFire V20z (x86) which has a SP. However I do not find any equivalent command to…
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undervolting information for Solaris

Looking for undervolting procedures (or tools) for Solaris/Opensolaris x86? Info: BIOS config: LENOVO 68ET37WW CPU Into: Intel Core 2 Duo T5250
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Solaris10 x86 mirror. Making second disk booteable when failure

Did a mirror (RAID1) with Solaris 10 in x86. Everything OK. Now, I´m trying to make the second disk booteable, this is: from grub or in case of failure of disk1. I edited /boot/grub/menu.lst: #---------- ADDED BY BOOTADM - DO NOT EDIT…
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PCI configuration

I would need an help to solve a problem. I work on a system based on CompactPCI platform. The system is composed by: 3U CompactPCI CPU Blades (based on Pentium M processor) 3U CompactPCI proprietary board equipped with PLX PCI9050…
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What are the memory limits for IIS 7.0 app pools on x86 server

I have the Windows Server 2008 SP2 EE x86 with a 6GB of memory. There are 10 apps pools working on IIS7. How much memory can use all 10 apps pools and each app pool separately? What are the limits on which my applications would throw…
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Windows Server 2003 R2 Service Pack version?

I am new to Windows Server 2003 R2. I want to install the latest service pack. After Google, I am still confused - which is the lastest service pack version for Windows Server 2003 R2? SP1 or SP2? BTW: I am using 32-bit. thanks in advance, George
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RPC program gets de-registered

I am deploying my ONC-RPC application in Solaris x86 platform for the first time. It was working for years in Solaris SPARC platform. I am seeing a weird issue. When I start my main process, rpc program is registered, which I can see in rpcinfo.…
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