Is there a way to configure VMWare ESXi 4.1 to recognize only 1 instead of 2 processor sockets? An application's licensing only supports one socket, and I was surprised to find there were two on my server. I had found this article www.swuve.com/?p=63 that gives the instructions below, but I have not found this configuration discussed anywhere else, and am skeptical.
- Modify the VMkernel.Boot.maxPCPUS setting
- This is listed under Configuration -> Software -> Advanced Settings ->VMKernel -> Boot
- The number you put here depends on your configuration. For instance, if you have a 4 proc by 4 core system and you want to reduce the number of physical processors to 2 and maximize the logical processors, you would put 8 as the number. 2x4.
- If you have a 4 proc by 2 core system and you want to reduce the number of physical processors to 2 and maximize the logical processors, you would put 4 as the number. 2x2