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Createing CPU mask for Intel 7140M/7340

Can anyone give me some advice on how to set the cpu mask on a HP DL580G5 with a 7340 Quad core processor to enable vmotion with 3 other DL580 G4's with dual core 7140M cpu's. I get an vmotion error presently referencing EAX. I know these 2 cpu's are not vmotion compatible but I hope I can mask them.....

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pkk
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Can you try to set the CPU masks on the VM directly, to see if that works?

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christianZ
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...or maybe try this (nur eax)

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:--::xxxx:xx:1--1:xxxx:xxxx

but only direct on vm first

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ISD_Plc
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ok well directly on the VM it works.... wonder why it doesn't globaly

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christianZ
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Maybe you should restart the VC server service.

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ISD_Plc
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yes I already tried that doesn't seem to be loading the mask I dont think.

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ISD_Plc
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is there a way of checking if the vpxd.cfg has been parsed?

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ISD_Plc
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aha found a log file that told me there was an error in the vpxd.cfg file (</guestOSDescriptor> entry has a spelling error doh!) looking much better now. Doing some more testing.

All looking good so far. All test migration's succeeding without error.

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Nice!

Does anybody know if I need to remove the manually entered CPU mask, from the templates and the existing VM's, or will the settings in the vpxd.cfg file work together / override those settings?

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They way I read it is that they work together to create the appropriate mask. But because they would both be the same the effect would not alter. I can do test if you like and apply the VM mask to a test VM on my dev enviroment then attempt to migrate it to my live enviroment where I have now applied the mask globably?

Harvey

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pkk
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That would be really helpful since I'm only having a prod. environment! Thanks!

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ISD_Plc
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ok as soon as I get into work I will give it a go. So give me a couple of hours and I will come back with ther result.

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ISD_Plc
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yep seems to work no problem at all. Good luck.

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pkk
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Great! I'll implement this on the next maintenance window. Thanks again!

Per Kristian

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ISD_Plc
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Not a problem glad to help.

Harvey

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