How to re-enable hyper-threading on an IBM Smart Analytics System 5600

Answer

The IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 is shipped with hyper-threading enabled. If you run "cat /proc/cpuinfo" you will see that the number of processors reported is more than the number of CPU cores.

For example, a IBM Smart Analytics System 5600 R2 x3650 M3 server has a one CPU with 6 cores, and each core can run 2 threads. If you run "cat /proc/cpuinfo", you will see 12 processors listed.

# cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 0
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6672.92
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 1
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 1
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6667.12
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 2
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 2
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.99
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 3
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 8
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.88
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 4
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 9
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.88
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 5
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 10
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.88
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 6
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 0
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.88
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 7
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 1
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6667.01
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 8
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 2
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6667.11
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 9
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 8
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6667.11
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 10
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 9
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6666.95
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor : 11
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 44
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5680 @ 3.33GHz
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 1596.000
cache size : 12288 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 12
core id : 10
cpu cores : 6
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 11
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx pdpe1gb rdtscp lm rep_good constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts xtopology nonstop_tsc aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq dtes64 monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm dca sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes lahf_lm arat epb dts tpr_shadow vnmi flexpriority ept vpid
bogomips : 6667.01
clflush size : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes : 40 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

If for some reason you see that the number of processors is equal to the number of CPU cores, it is possible that hyper-threading has been disabled. You may use the following steps to re-enable hyper-threading.

1. Create a file with the following content:
   
   set uEFI.ProcessorHyperThreading Enable
2. Run the asu64 command below:
   
   /opt/ibm/toolscenter/asu/asu64 batch <filename> --host <server's-IMM-IP-address> --user USERID --password PASSW0RD
   
   The default user id is "USERID" and the password is "PASSW0RD". Note the number "0" in "PASSW0RD".
3. Reboot the server.

After rebooting there server, "cat /proc/cpuinfo" should now show the correct number of processors.