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  • 1.  8 cpu limit?

    Posted Aug 24, 2015 05:48 AM

    Hello there.

    I got ESXi 5.0 (4 sockets x 6 p cores, 469512) managed by vCenter std (5.0 913577) and licensed with vSphere Enterprise. According to https://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere5/r50/vsphere-50-configuration-maximums.pdf there is a limit of 32 vCPU per vm, but i got the error message:

    I`ve tried Windows 2008R2, Debian 6 as guest OS with the same result.

    Can someone explain me what is the problem?



  • 2.  RE: 8 cpu limit?
    Best Answer

    Posted Aug 24, 2015 07:48 AM

    On vSphere 5.0 you need the Enterprise Plus license to use 32 vCPU:s.

    You could also upgrade to vSphere 5.5 (or later) to have 32 vCPU:s on the Enterprise license.

    // Linjo



  • 3.  RE: 8 cpu limit?

    Posted Aug 24, 2015 10:51 AM

    Thanks to both of you.

    I cant upgrade the vSphere, this infrastructure is not mine. Also I found this VMware KB: Product offerings for vSphere 5.x. I`ve never faced this problem before cause always had Ent+ or vSphere higher than 5.1.



  • 4.  RE: 8 cpu limit?

    Posted Aug 24, 2015 09:27 AM

    VMware KB: Setting the number of cores per CPU in a virtual machine

    hope this can fix issue