Dual CPU system only one CPU listed, high usage ?

Matts

I have installed pfsense on a Dual Xeon 700 where I see the CPU getting far up for some seconds with only a couple of kbps.

When I do a systat I only see one CPU, I thought pfsense was supporting Dual CPU's ?

/0 /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 /7 /8 /9 /10
Load Average |

/0 /10 /20 /30 /40 /50 /60 /70 /80 /90 /100
<idle>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
root idle: cpu0 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
root php X

This shows 70% what was 45% actually on the screen.

Is it running on one CPU ? and why 45% from time to time with only a couple of kpbs ? only normal default logging is on.</idle>

Matts

Ok,

For now I know it runs on only ONE CPU.

dmesg | grep cpu

cpu0: <acpi cpu="">on acpi0

Why do I see everywhere that People run it on SMP boxes ?</acpi>

ugob

I don't know. Mine runs a SMP box, and uses 2 CPUs

Matts

Strange issue indeed.

Matts

I have still found no reason for this ONE CPU install.

I have installed the 1.2BETA1 version and upgraded directly to the latest snapshot from 06-06-2007.

razor2000

I have still found no reason for this ONE CPU install.

I have installed the 1.2BETA1 version and upgraded directly to the latest snapshot from 06-06-2007.

Proper SMP setups in pfsense will show 2 cpus (or more). Someone not too long ago (about 5 week) had the same issue you were having. If I can ask, is your machine a clone or a brand-name server like Compaq? In the previous scenario, the user had a Compaq and had to update his firmware. Once done, both cpu's were detected. Maybe the same will apply to you.

The link to the thread from last month:

http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,4790.0.html

Good luck!

Matts

Thanks !

I have 2 the same compaqs with the same BIOS, I just checked and one system has 2CPU's detected and one system just one.

The system with 2 CPU's detected has failed on a reboot so I will check this today evening and update that one directly to the latest version from yesterday because SSH was reachable but HTTPS didn't anymore and firewall-rules that allowed connection were actually blocking them… so HTTPS did not work.

I hope this is also solved in the latest version.

Matts

The system that had 2 CPU's listed with "dmesg | grep cpu" now has also listed only one CPU.

I don't get it why this happens when the BIOS shows 2 CPU's.

Matts

Still the same issue with 1.2 RC1

Can it be that this is a FreeBSD + Compaq Hardware Issue ?

shreckbull

2x P3 700MHz (fsb 100)
Intel 440 chipsets séries
4x 256 MB PC100 ECC Reg
2x Intel Pro 100/S
1x 3com 3C905c


# dmesg | grep cpu
cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
cpu0 on motherboard
cpu1 on motherboard

No problem i think with my platform and Pfsense 1.0.1, 1.2b1 and now, 1.2b2 …

agismaniax

same problem, i have single p4 3ghz with hyperthreading is activated on BIOS.
pfsense 1.2RC1 and 1.0.1 freeze when probing acpi0: <a m="" i="" oemrsdt="">on ASUS P4P800-E motherboard.

no result after i load default BIOS config. now i can't use that hardware for pfsense. why? ??? ??? ???</a>

agismaniax

problem is solved after i upgrade the BIOS. my case is closed for now. ;D