When configuring virtual CPUs within the vSphere Web Client, you are able to configure:
- The total number of vCPUs for the virtual machine
- The total number of Cores per Socket
These setting differ from the vSphere Client in which you were able to configure:
- The number of virtual sockets
- The number of cores per socket
To configure the correct amount of virtual CPUs and sockets for a virtual machine within the vSphere Web Client:
- Determine the total number of vCPUs to allocate to the virtual machine.
- Login to the vSphere Web Client and select the virtual machine in question.
- Right-click on the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
- Under the CPU field within the Virtual Hardware tab, select the total number of vCPUs determined in Step 1.
- Under the Core per Socket field, enter the total number of cores you would like to allocate to a socket.
This table gives the examples of socket determination based upon CPU and Cores per Socket within the vSphere Web Client:
| | |
Total Number of virtual CPUs (CPU) | Cores per Socket | Number of Sockets determined by the vSphere Web Client |
1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | 2 | 1 |
2 | 1 | 2 |
4 | 4 | 1 |
4 | 2 | 2 |
4 | 1 | 4 |
8 | 8 | 1 |
8 | 2 | 4 |
8 | 4 | 2 |
8 | 1 | 8 |