You should always aware of maximum amount of memory and maximum number of CPU supported by Linux systems / server.

This is an essential task for making out decisions. You must consider at least AMD and Intel platforms.

Intel x86

• Maximum CPUs: 32 (including logical CPUs)
• Maximum memory: 64GB
• Maximum filesize: 8TB
• Maximum filesystem size (ext3): 16TB
• Maximum per-process virtual address space: 4GB

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Maximum Memory and CPU limitations for Linux server

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