Hello, we have a new setup that comprises of 3 x DL380G5 hosts running fresh installs of Enterprise ESX 3.0.2. The 3 hosts are configured to run as a cluster in VC 2.0.2, utilising iSCSI SAN storage. The DL380G5 have 2x 2.33Ghz quad core CPU's each.
I have configured multiple VM's with single CPU's that can be Vmotioned across each host seemlessly. However I have just created a VM with 4 cpu's that can only be VMotioned to 1 of the 2 remaining hosts. The host that fails states
"Unable to migrate from esx03.abc.com to esx02.abc.com: Virtual machine has 4 virtual CPUs, but the host software only supports 1. Please check the licenses on the host"
The license features on all 3 hosts, appear to be the same. ESX Server Standard, Vmotion, DRS, HA, VC Agent all licensed for 2 CPU's.
Update: I've just tried starting a VM with 2 CPU's on the host and it gives the same error.
Any suggestions most welcome!!!
If you go to the Licensing page in VC and select the server does it say it is licensed for up to 4-way virtual SMP?
Hi,
Have you enabled vsmp? You will need this for 4-way VM's.
Hope this helps.
Yes, SMP was enabled.
Fortunately I've managed to resolve it by releasing the license and readding it. Looks like this is still a bug in ESX 3.0.2 / VC 2.0.2.
Miles
The same thing happened to me with 3.0.2-52542, and the solution also was the same. Releasing and re-acquiring the license enabled to me to vmotion to the server. Now I can finish updating the servers!
Does anyone have information as to when this actually got fixed? Patch or update?