EVC mode westmere - different CPUs

[tdubb123]

I got a cluster that is on EVC mode westmere.

all the hosts have identical dual xenon cpus

Intel(R) Xeon (R) CPU E5-2680 v2 @2.80GHz.

Now I am getting some new blades which are newere generation with new chipsets

2.50 GHZ E5-2680 V3

Can this new host be admitted into the cluster at westmere evc?

[rcporto]

Yes, but why you're using EVC Westmere level that is two generations old than your CPU that is a Ivy Bridge.

Take a look at this blog post for additional detail: Intel CPU EVC Matrix (VMware Enhanced vMotion Compatibility) | Virten.net

[tdubb123]

I used westmere because there was some old hosts in the same cluster as

this and I was migrating vms off the old hosts to these new ones. I rather

use merom but that will mean I have to shutdown all my vms to do that?

Is there problem with staying at westmere?

On Sat, Mar 7, 2015 at 3:04 PM, Richardson Porto <