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  • 1.  How to add 4 cores to 1 socket for a VM

    Posted Feb 02, 2019 10:08 PM

    I am trying to create a virtual machine that has 1 socket with 4 cores.  I am unable to do so because VMware is restricting my options (see attached pictures).  I use esx 6.5.0 update 2 (build 8294253).  What is happening is the number of cores is limited to the number of sockets so if i have 1 socket, i can only have 1 core.  If i have 2 sockets, i can have up to 2 cores per socket.  Three sockets means 3 cores per socket.  and the pattern continues.  Is this some weird restriction VMWare has put on ESXi?  I don't understand why i would be limited.  This creates problems for certain OSes and the way they license by socket/CPU.



  • 2.  RE: How to add 4 cores to 1 socket for a VM

    Posted Feb 02, 2019 11:07 PM

    "Cores per socket" is used to divide the number of defined "CPU".

    If you want to have a single virtual 4 core socket, set both, "CPU" and "Cores per socket" to 4.

    André