RHEL 5 32 bit hardware compatibility

[vamsi_k]

Does RHEL5 32 bit O.S supports : ( dual-quad server )

RAM limit : MAX of 16 GB

Hard disk limit : 8 TB to 16 TB

Dual Quad Core processor

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (former ES) (limited to 2 CPU-s)

Means up to 2 sockets ( 2 physical CPU's ). Right ?

[oz]

RAM limit : MAX of 16 GB

You generally will only see 3 GB of RAM at most with 32-bit Linux. You can get over that limit with a PAE enabled kernel, or if you use 64-bit Linux.

[Rubberman]

You generally will only see 3 GB of RAM at most with 32-bit Linux. You can get over that limit with a PAE enabled kernel, or if you use 64-bit Linux.

Which begs the question of why do you (vamsi_k) want to run 32-bits on this hardware? You can easily run 32-bit software on a 64-bit RHEL/CentOS system, and don't burden yourself with the limitations of a 32-bit OS, even if you use the PAE-enabled kernel.