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CPU

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Unit
Processor
Definition
Product Appendix 1 Table 1.1: "a processing unit in a computer system excluding AI Accelerators."
Counting rules
Used as a capacity limit rather than a purchase meter: RHEL Workstation allows 2 CPU and RHEL Desktop 1 CPU per System (Exhibit 1.A Table 1). OpenShift Bare Metal Node SKUs list "Unlimited CPUs" per Physical Node. AI Accelerators are excluded from CPU and are counted under their own Unit.
Floors / minimums
Workstation: 2 CPU per System. Desktop: 1 CPU per System.
Applies to products (more)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
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