System exceeds published CPU Count for RHEL7
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Recent processors have a significantly higher number of cores than older processors. When these new processors are used in 8-socket systems, the CPU count can exceed the maximum number of CPUs supported in RHEL 7: https://access.redhat.com/articles/rhel-limits. As of this writing, that limit was 160 CPUs with hyperthreading enabled.
After additional testing by Red Hat Engineering, this ...
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