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Add CPU flag details to hardware-setup
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docs/operators/setup/hardware.md

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Attempting to run a Casper node on older hardware can result in unexpected crashes. This is due to the CPU not supporting instructions used by our official binaries, including AVX2 and Intel SHA extensions.
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These are the list of CPU flags on x86_64 architecture, for reference;
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- AVX2
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- AVX
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- BMI
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- CMOV
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- MODE64
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- NOVLX
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- SHA
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- SSE1
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- SSE2
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- SSE3
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- SSE41
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- SSSE3
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To avoid these issues, we recommend a CPU running AMD Zen, Intel Ice Lake or newer architecture.
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This only applies to official binaries released by Casper. If you are compiling your node from scratch, you may choose to disable the extensions in question.
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If you are using a non standard OS, you should compile from source instead of using released binaries.
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versioned_docs/version-2.0.0/operators/setup/hardware.md

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### CPU Requirements {#cpu-requirements}
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Attempting to run a Casper node on older hardware can result in unexpected crashes. This is due to the CPU not supporting instructions used by our official binaries, including AVX2 and Intel SHA extensions.
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Attempting to run a Casper node on older hardware can result in unexpected crashes. This is due to the CPU not supporting instructions used by our official binaries, including AVX2 and Intel SHA extensions.
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These are the list of CPU flags on x86_64 architecture, for reference;
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- AVX2
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- AVX
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- BMI
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- CMOV
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- MODE64
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- NOVLX
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- SHA
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- SSE1
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- SSE2
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- SSE3
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- SSE41
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- SSSE3
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To avoid these issues, we recommend a CPU running AMD Zen, Intel Ice Lake or newer architecture.
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:::note
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This only applies to official binaries released by Casper. If you are compiling your node from scratch, you may choose to disable the extensions in question.
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If you are using a non standard OS, you should compile from source instead of using released binaries.
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