Re: Xen CPU limit?

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>]

Latest Xen supports up to 128 CPUs by default. Earlier versions you can try
rebuilding (for example): "make xen max_phys_cpus=64".

 -- Keir

On 11/03/2010 17:08, "Martin Lukasik" <martin.lukasik@cancer.org.uk> wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Can somebody explain why the number of CPUs Xen can handle is limited to 32?
> I have a machine with 48 cores, and would love to virtualise it, but if
> I do it, I loose 16 CPUs, which isnt very good... :-(
> Where is this limit coming from? Or maybe it is possible to change it
> somewhere in the source files?
> 
> Cheers,
> Martin
> 
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