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RGS3
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Enthusiast
‎04-03-2009 08:14 AM

Cannot VMotion with new identical CPU

We just got a new blade with identical processors as our other ESX servers E5450 3.0ghz. I get a CPU error trying to vmotion. WTF? Ive updated the BIOS on the blades so they are consistent, and Ive adjusted the CPU settings in BIOS so they are all identical with VT enabled and disable execute bit enabled.

I don't want to do any bit masking at the VM level since its not supported in prod. environment. I've tried to create a temp cluster with EVC enabled, but I get a new CPU Vmotion compatibility error when trying that. All ESX hosts are on the same patch level (143128) and just recently updated to latest patches.

Debug output from CPUinfo version: Version 2.01 (29/11/2008)

================================================

HOSTS: 4

Found host: maspesx01.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx02.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx03.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx04.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1101

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:1010

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0100:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Debug output from CPUinfo version: Version 2.01 (29/11/2008)

================================================

HOSTS: 4

Found host: maspesx01.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx02.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx03.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1010

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Found host: maspesx04.ma.corp

CPUS: 2

CPU of HOST are EQUAL Smiley Happy

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 0

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1101

EBX 0111:0101:0110:1110:0110:0101:0100:0111

ECX 0110:1100:0110:0101:0111:0100:0110:1110

EDX 0100:1001:0110:0101:0110:1110:0110:1001

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level 1

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:0111:1010

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0100:0000:1000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0100:0000:1100:1110:0011:1011:1101

EDX 1011:1111:1110:1011:1111:1011:1111:1111

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483648

EAX 1000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:1000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483647

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001

EDX 0010:0000:0001:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

VendorIntel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5450 @ 3.00GHz Level -2147483640

EAX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0011:0000:0010:0110

EBX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

ECX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

EDX 0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000

Regards,

Richard

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Troy_Clavell
Immortal
Immortal
‎04-03-2009 11:03 AM

see this KB

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1008315

....or configure EVC

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RGS3
Enthusiast
Enthusiast
‎04-03-2009 11:32 AM

Thanks for the response Troy, I did see that KB article. However, my processor is not listed, I have the Xeon 5450. Also, the article states that a fix is either

1) update to ESXu2 -I'm on U3 updating to U4

2) CPU bit masking - which as i stated I do not want to do.

I think EVC will help solve my issue, however that involves shutting all the VM in the cluster which i cannot do right now (or for a while for that matter).

Regards,

Richard

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Troy_Clavell
Immortal
Immortal
‎04-03-2009 11:53 AM

There is additional information at the bottom of the KB, which says even if you upgrade to U2+ it still may not fix the problem. EVC is still your best bet fortunately or unfortunately however you want to look at it.

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