ScreamingSilenc

Hi Andrew,

1) Since your using vSphere Essentials license you can only assign 8-way vCpu only check below link

Compare VMware vSphere Kits for Virtualization & Cloud Computing

2) vCpu vs PCPU

Avoiding the Virtual CPU Dilemma – Overprovisioning vCPU to pCPU ratios « Virtua...

Hope this help your queries

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