Hyper-V server: please clear confusion

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.

 

[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.
>
>
>