VMware Communities: Message List - ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/vi/esxi3.5?view=discussions Most recent forum messages en Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:02:07 GMT Clearspace 1.10.12 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-01-20T15:02:07Z en Re: ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1148714?tstart=0#1148714 Hello,<br /> Were you able to get your machine to run properly on ESXi with the described configuration? I'm about to buy a machine with a similar configuration, and I'd like to know.<br /> Thanks<br /> Pascal Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:02:07 GMT pascaljr http://communities.vmware.com/message/1148714?tstart=0#1148714 2009-01-20T15:02:07Z 10 months, 1 week ago Re: ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1050628?tstart=0#1050628 <br /> Few other questions: <br /> <p /> 1) Even the ESXi sees four processors now I have not seen any improvement in terms of the performance. Any reasons? <br /> <p /> 2) Other note, after the fresh installation when I was switching from one vm to other, the console window was almost instantaneous to come up, now it takes atleast 30 secs to come up. I was hoping to see better performance after ESXi recognize 4 processors but it did not help. Any ideas?<br /> <p /> 3) How many VMs can I sucessfully run with the following configurations.<br /> <p /> a) Processo: Intel Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz <br /> <p /> b) Host memory: 8GB<br /> <p /> c) 4 SATA 2 hard disks. <br /> <p /> c) Most of the VMs are running windows server 2003 standard. <br /> <p /> 4) How to best utilize 4 sata hard disks on the host?<br /> <p /> <p /> <p /> <br /> Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:52:45 GMT kuldipsingh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1050628?tstart=0#1050628 2008-09-15T12:52:45Z 1 year, 2 months ago 1 Re: ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1050331?tstart=0#1050331 Yes. Upgrading BIOS has resolved the issue. Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:22:17 GMT kuldipsingh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1050331?tstart=0#1050331 2008-09-14T19:22:17Z 1 year, 2 months ago 2 Re: ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1049675?tstart=0#1049675 It should report only one socket, but you should also see 4 processors per socket and a total of 4 logical CPUs. A few others on the forum have had the same problem with whiteboxes and quad cores. I would suggest that you first update the BIOS to the latest for your MB. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:49:59 GMT Dave.Mishchenko http://communities.vmware.com/message/1049675?tstart=0#1049675 2008-09-12T19:49:59Z 1 year, 2 months ago 3 ESXi + Intel Quad core Q6600 2.4Ghz: configuration says processor socket = 1 http://communities.vmware.com/message/1049664?tstart=0#1049664 <br /> I have sucessfully installed ESXi on my machine with the following config:<br /> <p /> 1) Asus MB: P5K-VM<br /> <p /> 2) Processor: Intel Quad Q6600<br /> <p /> 3) NIC: intel Pro 1000<br /> <p /> Issue When looking from the configuration tab -&gt; processor, ESXi says<br /> <p /> Processor socket = 1<br /> <p /> Processor per socket = <br /> <p /> Logical processors = 1 <br /> <p /> Why does it only see one socket instead of 4? It does recognize processor as a quad core. Am I missing some thing? <br /> <p /> <br /> Fri, 12 Sep 2008 19:33:22 GMT kuldipsingh http://communities.vmware.com/message/1049664?tstart=0#1049664 2008-09-12T19:33:22Z 1 year, 2 months ago 4