Intel 7300 & Intel 7400 Series Vmotion compatible?

[jose_maria_gonz]

Hi Team,

Does anyone know if the Intel Xeon 7300 Series is Vmotion compatible with Intel Xeion 74000 Series?

Thanking you in advance,

rgds,

J.

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[Bamse]

As i understand it , the FlexMigration technology is introduced with the Xeon 7400.

That would suggest that it is only vMotion compatible with processors that have the FlexMigration technology ,wich is Xeon 7400 and above.

So the quick and easy answer would be NO.

Regards

Magnus Bernhardson

[jose_maria_gonz]

Hi Bamse,

Thanks for your prompt reply. My understanding was that Intel FlexMigration was introduced with Intel Xeon 7300 but correct me if I am wrong.

http://www.virtualization.info/2007/09/intel-releases-flexmigration-in-new.html

rgds,

J.

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[Bamse]

In the keynote on VMWorld lasvegas the 7400 was pointed out as the first processor with the support for FlexMigration, i found a video from Intel´s booth in VMWorld europe saying the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beOzmMnRFwA

I also found this on Intels news section.

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20080915comp.htm?iid=SEARCH

It seams that a question needs to be sent to Intel in this mather.

Regards

Magnus Bernhardson

[Texiwill · Accepted solution]

Hello,

If your ESX version supports EVC then you can use this to vMotion. EVC will allow 5300s to vMotion to 7400s etc. Basically allow any of the modern intel processors to use vMotion without setting cpu masks.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education.

CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354

As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization

[jose_maria_gonz]

Hi Texiwill,

Great stuff, much appreciated. If I recall well EVC was only availble from update 2?

Thanks,

rgds,

J

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[Texiwill]

Hello,

That is correct. However, if you have only 2 nodes you want to also upgrade to VC 2.5.0 Update 3 to fix an HA problem.

Best regards,

Edward L. Haletky

VMware Communities User Moderator

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Author of the book 'VMWare ESX Server in the Enterprise: Planning and Securing Virtualization Servers', Copyright 2008 Pearson Education.

CIO Virtualization Blog: http://www.cio.com/blog/index/topic/168354

As well as the Virtualization Wiki at http://www.astroarch.com/wiki/index.php/Virtualization

[jose_maria_gonz]

Thanks Texiwill, I knew about the HA problem. I learned the hard way

Thanks a lot anyway for your help

rgds,

J.

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[prashantprahlad]

Yes, they are compatible under EVC. FlexMigration on 7400s (Penryns) will be configured to be compatible with 7300 (Merom). See VMware KB 1003212

[jose_maria_gonz]

Hi

Thanks for your replay prashantprahlad, excellent VMware KB.

rgds,

J.

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