Extreme Linux: Not All That Far Out There

摘要

Not much longer than a year ago, common Linux wisdom said the operating system scaled reliably only to eight or maybe 16 processors. This widely held belief that Linux somehow was limited in scalability deterred many users from considering it as the underlying operating system for their largest enterprise and most complex technical applications. It was a disappointing limitation for those who wanted to take advantage of the benefits of open-source software on every platform in their environments. What a difference a year can make. In that time, a variety of advances made by the Linux development community and system vendors has enabled a whole new class of scalable computers running Linux. Today, 16-, 32- and even 64-processor systems running Linux are installed around the world, solving complex problems and running a variety of high-end enterprise applications.