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For more information about EM64T, refer to the following Web site:
http://www.intel.com/technology/intel64/index.htm
Selecting the correct kernel
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 includes several kernel packages, as listed in
Table 8-5. To improve performance, select the most appropriate kernel for your
system.
Table 8-5 Available kernels within the distribution
8.1.7 Tuning the memory subsystem
Tuning the memory subsystem is a difficult task that requires constant monitoring
to ensure that the changes do not negatively affect other subsystems in the
server. If you choose to modify the virtual memor ...