NetWare® Symmetric MultiProcessing (SMP) software allows multiprocessing-enabled NetWare Loadable ModuleTM (NLMTM) programs to run on a multiprocessor computer.
NetWare SMP cannot be enabled during the initial server installation process. However, you can install it later if you decide that you want it enabled.
Under SMP, software designed for a multiprocessor computer runs across all the processors in the machine. NetWare features and third-party software that are not designed for a multiprocessor computer are executed on processor 0, where they function as they do on a uniprocessor (single processor) system. When threads are executed by other processors, processor 0 is left with more bandwidth.
NetWare SMP looks and functions just like native NetWare 4TM, but provides additional statistics through the MONITOR NLM, as well as additional SET parameters.
The MONITOR NLM statistics are explained under Monitoring SMP Performance. SET parameters are explained under Using SMP SET Parameters.