2 physical processors with Free ESXi 5.1?

[Dukat]

Hi everyone,

I apologize if this has been cleared up before, but i have found multiple conflicting answers.

I have a Poweredge 1950 III that was given to me by a friend after it was decomissioned. I have it at home, want to toss ESXi 5.1 free on there, but am curious if I will be able to use both physical processors that are in the machine.

Thanks in advance!

-Chris

[FL0G · Accepted solution]

There is no limitation on physical CPUs, only on the physical memory (32GB).

[Dukat]

Thank you!

[BilBens]

for more informtations

http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere_pricing.pdf

Page 5:

" VMware vSphere Hypervisor

VMware vSphere Hypervisor is a free product that provides a simple and easy way to get started with virtualization at no cost. vSphere Hypervisor provides only basic virtualization capabilities, allowing customers to virtualize servers and run applications in virtual machines in a matter of minutes. vSphere Hypervisor cannot connect to VMware vCenter Server and therefore cannot be centrally managed. Users can remotely manage individual. vSphere Hypervisor hosts using the vSphere Client. vSphere Hypervisor can be utilized on servers with up to 32GB of physical RAM."