Required Hardware Configuration of Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems for Predictable Latency

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Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time 7
  • Dell EMC PowerEdge systems

Issue

  • What BIOS and other settings are required to get the most predictable latency from Dell EMC PowerEdge servers running Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time?

Resolution

If this certification note is attached to a Dell EMC PowerEdge system, that system did not have Hyper Threading enabled when passing the RHEL for RealTime certification.

Please contact Dell EMC for full documentation of all BIOS settings recommended for most predictable latency.

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