Bug 119294

Summary:	kernel-hugemem supports up to 16GB only
Product:	Red Hat Web Site	Reporter:	Rey Batioco <rbatioco>
Component:	Documentation	Assignee:	John Ha <jha>
Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE	QA Contact:	John Ha <jha>
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Priority:	medium
Version:	current	CC:	adstrong
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-kernel.html
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Description Rey Batioco 2004-03-29 05:45:57 UTC

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Description of problem:
This page has gotten the 16GB and 64GB of RAM mixed up.

Problem:
kernel-hugemem states that it supports only up to 16GB 
while 
kernel/kernel-smp supports up to 64 GB.

Solution:
kernel-hugemem should state that it supports up to 64GB 
while 
kernel/kernel-smp supports up to 16 GB.



Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Just go to the page
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-kernel.html
    

Expected Results:  Solution:
kernel-hugemem should state that it supports up to 64GB 
while 
kernel/kernel-smp supports up to 16 GB.


Additional info:

This causes confusion between customers and people in support.

Comment 1 John Ha 2005-07-15 18:11:39 UTC

Thank you for your report. We have updated the System Administration Guide for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and revised the kernel package overview with the
correct memory support. You can find the updated section in question at the
following URL:

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-kernel.html

Thanks again for your report.