Cpu cores missing in the server when x2APIC is enabled in system

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Cpu cores in the system missing while only one cpu core is detected with below error traces.
"NO NUMA configuration found".
"SMP Motherboard not detected"
"SMP: Allowing 0 CPUs, 0 Hotplug CPUs"
"SMP Alternatives, Switching to UP code"
"weird, boot CPU(#0) not listed by BIOS"
"SMP Disabled"

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • DL580 Gen9

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