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fwboot ht

Description

Shows and configures the SMT (HyperThreading) feature (sk93000) boot options.

Important - The configuration commands are for Check Point use only. To configure SMT (HyperThreading) feature, follow sk93000.

Syntax

[Expert@HostName:0]# $FWDIR/boot/fwboot ht

--core_override [<number>]

--disable

--eligible

--enable

--enabled

--supported

Parameters

Parameter

Description

No Parameters

Shows the built-in help with available parameters.

--core_override [<number>]

Shows or configures the number of overriding CPU cores.

The SMT feature uses this configuration to set the number of CPU cores after reboot.

--disable

Disables the SMT feature.

--eligible

Returns a number that shows if this system is eligible for the SMT feature. Run:

[Expert@MyGW:0]# $FWDIR/boot/fwboot ht --eligible

[Expert@MyGW:0]# echo $?

  • If you get 1 - The system is eligible for the SMT.
  • If you get 0 - The system is not eligible for the SMT.

    The possible causes are:

    • The system is not a Check Point appliance.
    • The system does not support the SMT.
    • The system does not run Gaia OS.
    • The appliance runs Gaia OS with 32-bit kernel and has more than 4 CPU cores.

--enable

Enables the SMT feature.

--enabled

Returns a number that shows if SMT feature is enabled on this system. Run:

[Expert@MyGW:0]# $FWDIR/boot/fwboot ht --enabled

[Expert@MyGW:0]# echo $?

  • If you get 1 - The SMT is enabled.
  • If you get 0 - The SMT is disabled.

    The possible causes are:

    • The system does not run Gaia OS.
    • The SMT is disabled in software.

--supported

Returns a number that shows if this system supports the SMT feature. Run:

[Expert@MyGW:0]# $FWDIR/boot/fwboot ht --supported

[Expert@MyGW:0]# echo $?

  • If you get 1 - System supports the SMT.
  • If you get 0 - System does not support the SMT.

    The possible causes are:

    • The system's CPU does not support the SMT.
    • The SMT is disabled in the system's BIOS.
    • The SMT is disabled in software.