HP DL380 G6 CPU Intel E5540 and HP DL380 G7 CPU Intel E5630

[PRKIPT]

Hi there,

We are looking at implementing VMware vSphere Essentials Plus running to ESXi hosts one a HP DL380 G6 and the other a newer HP DL380 G7 server.

They have different CPU's. The G6 has Intel E5540 Xeon Quad Core 2.53Ghz CPUs and the new G7 has E5630 Xeon Quad Core 2.53Ghz CPUs.

Am I likely to run into compatibility issues when using v-motion etc to migrate guests between hosts with different CPUs?

Cheers,

Paul.

[Mouhamad · Accepted solution]

Hello Paul,

CPUs are compatible in the following EVC Cluster Baseline:

Intel® Xeon® Core™2 EVC Mode

Intel® Xeon® 45nm Core™2 EVC Mode

Intel® Xeon® Core™ i7 EVC Mode

Check the below matrix for your refrence, note that you need to enable EVC prior to powering on VMs on the hosts.

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100321...

Regards,

Mouhamad

[idle-jam]

check this out: http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003212

[PRKIPT]

Thanks Mouhamad for your prompt response. That was the answer I was looking for.