Symmetric Multiprocessors/Multiprocessing



Symmetric Multiprocessors/Multiprocessing

Some PC Server computers incorporate a 100MHz Pentium® processor and a second upgradeability processor socket on the system board to support Symmetric Multiprocessors/Multiprocessing (SMP). The SMP capability extends processing performance by allowing tasks to be dispatched to the next available processor rather then being queued until the busy processor has completed its task.

The SMP capability also provides a level of high availability in that with some operating systems, such as OS/2 SMP, run in a uni-processor mode if one of the processors should experience a failure. This function will allow the LAN to continue operation so that service can be scheduled at a non-critical time.


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