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Host CPU rqmts for Replay? posted: Jun 6, 2009 8:11 PM

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ohaya
13 posts since
May 31, 2009

Hi,

I am running VMware Workstation 6.5.2 under Win2K3 on a system that has an AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200.

I've enabled Replay in the settings, but when I click Replay->Record, I get a popup:

"Record/Replay is not supported on your processor."

Is it not possible to get Record/Replay to work with this OS/CPU combination?

Thanks,

Jim


Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

1. Jun 8, 2009 5:29 AM in response to: ohaya
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prakashraj
326 posts since
Mar 27, 2009
Hi ohaya ,

Please check the Virtualization option and enable it on your AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 system BIOS

and try Record/Replay in worktation 6.5.

Prakash

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

2. Jun 8, 2009 11:38 AM in response to: prakashraj
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ohaya
13 posts since
May 31, 2009

Hi Prakash,

I don't think that the BIOS on this machine (MSI motherboard) has an option for enabling virtualization. I think that virtualization is already enabled by default in the BIOS, because when I use MS VirtualPC (as opposed to VMware WS), I have to option in the VPC guest settings to enable/disable hardware virtualization.

Jim

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

3. Jun 8, 2009 8:11 PM in response to: ohaya
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slava_malyugin
55 posts since
May 14, 2007
Hello Ohaya. On AMD CPUs, Record/Replay is supported with Barcelona family only. The Athlon 64 X2 belongs to earlier generation of AMD CPUs and is not supported.

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

4. Jun 8, 2009 9:31 PM in response to: slava_malyugin
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ohaya
13 posts since
May 31, 2009

slava_malyugin,

According to this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMD_K10

the "Barcelona" CPUs are server class CPUs, and, from this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=barcelona

it looks like these are all "Opteron" chips, but replay is only available on VMware Workstation?

I guess I might be willing to swap in a newer AMD CPU on my mobo, but I believe Opterons are going to require a different mobo (plus a different Windows), which I probably couldn't/wouldn't do.

Do you know if there are any AM2-socket compatible CPUs that would allow replay to work with VMware WS 3.5.2?

Jim

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

5. Jun 9, 2009 2:46 AM in response to: ohaya
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prakashraj
326 posts since
Mar 27, 2009

Hi ohaya,

I have the same setup with AM2 socket mother board with AMD Phenom triple core 8650 model processor

I have tested Record and replay and it is working fine:8}

Also give the details of your MSI mother board (model number and series)

refer the screen shot for the setting changes need to be done for record and replay

if it is helpful please provide points

Regards

prakash(VCP)


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Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

6. Jun 9, 2009 3:56 AM in response to: prakashraj
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ohaya
13 posts since
May 31, 2009

Hi,

I tried shutting the guest down, and setting it to "Automatic with Replay" (originally set to "Automatic), but still got the same message.

My mobo is an MSI K9NBPM2-FID. I'll take a look if it'll support that Phenom chip.

Thanks!

Jim

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

7. Jun 9, 2009 4:01 AM in response to: ohaya
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ohaya
13 posts since
May 31, 2009

Hi,

I just checked at:

http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&maincat_no=1&prod_no=1095#menu

and it looks like this mobo doesn't support any of the Phenom CPUs :(....

Jim

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

8. Sep 11, 2009 3:53 PM in response to: slava_malyugin
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cstrieder
2 posts since
Sep 11, 2009

Hi,

some one know if core 2 duo T6570 supports this feature of record/relay?

Is there any list of processors supported?

Re: Host CPU rqmts for Replay?

9. Sep 16, 2009 1:20 PM in response to: cstrieder
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ecl100
48 posts since
Sep 24, 2007
Hi, cstrieder. Replay debugging works with any processor that is record/replay capable. What processors are record replay capable? I think you'll find some text like the following in the VMware Workstation Manual...

"Record/replay support is limited to certain processors on the host. If you use the record/replay feature on a host computer that does not have a supported processor, when you enable the record/replay feature and power on the virtual machine, a message appears, informing you that recording is not supported on your processor. Supported processors include Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core 2 and later versions, AMD Barcelona and later versions, Next‐Generation Intel Microarchitecture ‐ Nehalem, and Penryn/Harpertown. Other processors might operate more slowly during recording and replaying."

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