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VirtualCenter 1.3 Reports the Wrong Number of CPUs in Dual-Core Host
Details
Why does VirtualCenter 1.3 report a higher number of CPUs in
my dual-core system than what actually exists?
Solution
AMD Dual-core processor support was not implemented until ESX
Server 2.5.2 and VirtualCenter 1.3. If you installed ESX Server
2.5.2 and tried to connect with an earlier version of VirtualCenter
such as 1.2, when you try to install and connect VirtualCenter 1.3,
it shows the wrong number of processors in your dual-core system.
To resolve this issue, check the version of ccagent on
your ESX Server system by running the command rpm -qa on
the service console. The result should show that no
ccagent is installed.
If rpm -qa does show a version of ccagent
installed, remove it. As root on the service console, run the
command:
