ESXi fere hypervisor CPU limits

[MartinPasquier]

Hi all

Could anybody tell me if vmware esxi hypervisor free version could uses all capabalities of two six-core xeon CPU ?

I seem to know that I can create VM with only 4 logical cpus. But is vmware using my two six-core cpu ?

Thanks in advance

Martin Pasquier

[weinstein5]

Yes you would be able to utilize both physical CPUs and their 6 cores - but when you register for the license make sure you request at least two physical CPUs -

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[jcwuerfl]

Also, just a FYI the biggest VM can only have 4 vCPU with this.

[Dave_Mishchenko · Accepted solution]

Virtual machines are limited to 4 vCPUs unless you upgrade to Enterprise Plus. In that case you can configure 8 vCPU VMs.




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[Jackobli]

You have been provided with much answers that are all correct. But some may be confusing.

vSphere will allow you to use cpu/core depending on your license. It will also allow you to create guests with a defined number of vCPU according to the license.

So with free vSphere 4.1 you are limited to six cores per cpu and four vCPU per guest.

There is a nice overview for the small business here