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Re: Memory limits for Scientific Linux kernels
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:36:43 -0800
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On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 08:33:27AM +0100, Tim Edwards wrote:
> 
> Unfortunately we have some internally-developed software which relies
> strictly on a particular 'certified' OS version, architecture, package
> versions etc. It takes a long time to get that re-certified for a newer
> platform, especially an architecture change.

Does the certification survive running the certified system on virtual hardware?

(I would expect replacing real hardware with virtual hardware to to be equivalent
to replacing an Intel NIC with a 3COM NIC, or an Intel mobo with an ASUS mobo, etc.

If your certification is also tied to specific hardware, I so feel for you...)

-- 
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
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