Hello Again - How many threads and cores are you using to get 6866.8 H/s?
That CN/R 6866.8 hash rate is for four Dell R815 Servers. Two with quad 6348 and two with quad 6378 Opterons.
I am using the latest XMRig v5.0.1 software found here:
https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/releases/tag/v5.0.1On the two Dell r815 Servers with the quad 6348 Opterons I let XMRig do the thread configuration which uses all 12 cores in each Opteron or 48 threads total per server.
On the two Dell r815 Servers with the quad 6378 Opterons I initially let XMRig do the thread configuration (64 threads). Then after exiting XMRig I edit the config.json file to use 14 cores in each Opteron or 56 threads total per server.
As I stated earlier on the Dell R815 Server with the quad 6378 Opteron's it is best to disable one core per NUMA node to gain an additional 1% in hash rate while very slightly lowering power consumption and processor heat. This is done by first running XMRig to that it fills in the CPU core options in the config.json file. Then exiting XMRig and editing the (CN and RX) sections to remove one core from each of the eight NUMA nodes.
I reformat the very long CN and RX CPU sections [0, 1, 2, ... 61, 62, 63] to this:
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
...
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63]
that way I can easily see each NUMA node of 8 cores. I then delete the last entry on each line. Be sure to leave the trailing comma in the first seven lines and on the last line remove the ", 63" but leave the "]" bracket.
Now when you run XMRig it will use 56 cores when mining.
I now have Dell R815 Servers. Is it possible to overclock them?
No the Dell R815 Servers cannot be overclocked.
Also I am trying to replace some 6176 CPUs with 6376 CPUs. I naively thought they would work as they are the same socket. They do not. I am using DL385 from HP. Do you have some ideas on what I need to do to make the CPU work please? When I boot the machine I just get a red flashing light at the front. No boot sequence. When I reinstall the 6176 everything works fine.
More than likely you need to first upgrade the BIOS in the HP DL385 G7 so that it can recognize the 6300 series Opterons.
After searching I have found these links to BIOS upgrades:
HPE DL385 G7 Opteron 6300 compatibility
https://community.hpe.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/HPE-DL385-G7-Opteron-6300-compatibility/td-p/7068866#.XdgYb2fDvxQAfter testing with Opteron 6376 with the latest bios, I can confirm that at least Opteron 6376 works on dl385 motherboard
HPE ProLiant DL385 G7 Server
Drivers and Software
Bios
** CRITICAL ** System ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade for HP ProLiant DL385 G7 (A18) Servers (For USB Key-Media)
Here is the direct link:
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/swd/public/detail?swItemId=MTX_8ca080bdbac14279b2461810eeBios Version is : 2018.03.14(A)(24 Apr 2018)
Click the download button to download the SP99289.exe (3.0 MB) file
Installation Instructions:
Installation:
1. Obtain a formatted USB Key media.
2. Download the SoftPaq to a directory on a system running Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and change to that directory.
3. From that drive and directory, execute the downloaded SoftPaq file: Simply double click on the SPxxxxx.exe file and follow the installation wizard to complete the SoftPaq installation process. At the end of a successful installation of the SoftPaq a web page will automatically appear to provide you with the different methods for restoring and/or upgrading the firmware on the system.
4. After the USB Key is created, you may delete the downloaded file if you wish.
5. Insert this USB Key into the USB Key port of the system to be updated and power the system on to boot to the USB Key.