Hyper-V server: please clear confusion

[Guest Gene.]

Hi folks

My sa have installed new server. It does not have any windows interface. I

beleive this is Hyper-V server and does not have Windows Server 2008 Server

Core Enterprise x64 as he insists.

The main difference for me is next: Hyper-V support up to 4 cpu, Windows

server supports 8 or more.

Is there any way to clearly proof which os we are running, how many cpu does

it support.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Hyper-V server: please clear confusion

 

Hello Gene.,

 

Run this command:

 

wmic OS get OperatingSystemSKU

 

compare the output number with:

 

OperatingSystemSKU(output on console,decimal) OperatingSystemSKU(hexadecimal

value) Server Core Edition

12 0x0000000C Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition, Server Core

39 0x00000027 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition without Hyper-V, Server

Core

13 0x0000000D Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Server Core

40 0x00000028 Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition without Hyper-V, Server

Core

14 0x0000000E Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, Server Core

41 0x00000029 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition without Hyper-V, Server

Core

29 0x0000001D Windows Web Server 2008, Server Core

 

With this you should get the architecture output:

 

wmic OS get OSArchitecture

 

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi folks

> My sa have installed new server. It does not have any windows

> interface. I

> beleive this is Hyper-V server and does not have Windows Server 2008

> Server

> Core Enterprise x64 as he insists.

> The main difference for me is next: Hyper-V support up to 4 cpu,

> Windows

> server supports 8 or more.

> Is there any way to clearly proof which os we are running, how many

> cpu does

> it support.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Hyper-V server: please clear confusion

 

Hello Gene.,

 

Processors

Hyper-V is supported on physical computers with up to 16 logical processors.

A logical processor can be a core processor or a processor using hyper-threading

technology. You can configure up to 4 virtual processors on a virtual machine.

However, the number of virtual processors supported by a guest operating

system might be lower.

 

The following are some examples of supported systems and the number of logical

processors they provide:

 

A single-processor/dual-core system provides 2 logical processors.

 

A single-processor/quad-core system provides 4 logical processors.

 

A dual-processor/dual-core system provides 4 logical processors.

 

A dual-processor/quad-core system provides 8 logical processors.

 

A quad-processor/dual-core system provides 8 logical processors.

 

A quad-processor/dual-core, hyper-threaded system provides 16 logical processors.

 

 

A quad-processor/quad-core system provides 16 logical processors.

 

Also see here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794868.aspx

 

http://www.microsoft.com/servers/hyper-v-server/faq.mspx

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> Hi folks

> My sa have installed new server. It does not have any windows

> interface. I

> beleive this is Hyper-V server and does not have Windows Server 2008

> Server

> Core Enterprise x64 as he insists.

> The main difference for me is next: Hyper-V support up to 4 cpu,

> Windows

> server supports 8 or more.

> Is there any way to clearly proof which os we are running, how many

> cpu does

> it support.

[Guest Gene.]

Re: Hyper-V server: please clear confusion

 

Hi Weber

 

I am getting:

OperatingSystemSKU

14

 

Thanks to your links, I realized that limitations I read about for 4

processors limit actually meant to be physical processors. So is we have 2

4core cpus, it's fully supported.

I am going to read more about Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, Server

Core. It was missleading to see no interface for 'regular' Windows Server.

thank you so much for your input, it was really helpfull.

 

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Gene.,

>

> Run this command:

>

> wmic OS get OperatingSystemSKU

>

> compare the output number with:

>

> OperatingSystemSKU(output on console,decimal) OperatingSystemSKU(hexadecimal

> value) Server Core Edition

> 12 0x0000000C Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition, Server Core

> 39 0x00000027 Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition without Hyper-V, Server

> Core

> 13 0x0000000D Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition, Server Core

> 40 0x00000028 Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition without Hyper-V, Server

> Core

> 14 0x0000000E Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, Server Core

> 41 0x00000029 Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition without Hyper-V, Server

> Core

> 29 0x0000001D Windows Web Server 2008, Server Core

>

> With this you should get the architecture output:

>

> wmic OS get OSArchitecture

>

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

> > Hi folks

> > My sa have installed new server. It does not have any windows

> > interface. I

> > beleive this is Hyper-V server and does not have Windows Server 2008

> > Server

> > Core Enterprise x64 as he insists.

> > The main difference for me is next: Hyper-V support up to 4 cpu,

> > Windows

> > server supports 8 or more.

> > Is there any way to clearly proof which os we are running, how many

> > cpu does

> > it support.

>

>

>