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CritterOH
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‎02-15-2014 06:09 AM
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ESXi 5.5 - processor upgrade

I am currently using the free version of ESXi 5.5 at home to learn more about it. I built the system with and AMD dual core processor and would like to change the processor to a quad core. My question is - will it recognize the change, or will I need to re-install ESXi ?

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DavoudTeimouri
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‎02-15-2014 06:29 AM
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There is no need to reinstall in most cases. Just you should check your CPU family.

Check this article (Old but useful): VMware KB: Replacing CPUs on an ESX host

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DavoudTeimouri
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‎02-15-2014 06:29 AM
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There is no need to reinstall in most cases. Just you should check your CPU family.

Check this article (Old but useful): VMware KB: Replacing CPUs on an ESX host

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Davoud Teimouri - https://www.teimouri.net - Twitter: @davoud_teimouri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teimouri.net/
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CritterOH
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‎02-15-2014 06:51 AM
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thank you for the response and link. I believe I should be safe as the motherboard specifically lists the CPU I am going to install, so there is no firmware upgrade needed.

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