Which EVC mode need for cluster with Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v4 @ 2.40GHz and Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2695 v4

[Snanna]

Hi All,

We have one HA cluster with four identical nodes with the following configuration.

Model=Dell Poweredge R920

CPU= Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v4 @ 2.40GHzz

Now, we need to add one host with CPU of Intel Xeon E5-2630 @ 2.30 GHz. I aware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility creates the baseline and suppress the new features compare than old one. But,when i enable EVC i can see there following EVC modes. Which mode i need to select

Intel® "Merom" Generation (Xeon® Core™2)

Intel® "Penryn" Generation (Xeon® 45nm Core™2)

Intel® "Nehalem" Generation (Xeon® Core™ i7)

Intel® "Westmere" Generation (Xeon® 32nm Core™ i7)

Intel® "Sandy Bridge" Generation

[bluefirestorm · Accepted solution]

You should select "Sandy Bridge" as the 2.30GHz E5-2630 is Sandy Bridge.

https://ark.intel.com/products/64593/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-2630-15M-Cache-2_30-GHz-7_20-GTs-Intel-...

Having said that, Sandy Bridge is several generations removed from the E5-2640 v4 and E5-2695 v4 (both of them are Broadwell) so you will lose many features from the Broadwell CPUs by using Sandy Bridge. The others in the list "Merom", etc are even older than Sandy Bridge.

[sicnarf_latosa]

You can check below blog site, it may help you a lot

Intel CPU EVC Matrix (VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) | Virten.net

[Snanna]

Thanks much for the reply! I got to use IVY Bridge.

[Snanna]

Thanks much for the reply! I got to use IVY Bridge.