General Information for a Windows Installation

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This section covers general information for a Windows Installation.


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Limiting CPU/Core Use on Machines With Multiple CPUs and Cores

When the effective number of CPUs (cores) on a computer exceeds the number allowed by the server license, depending upon the license, either the server will not start or users will be given warnings in edaprint.log and at Web Console or Data Management Console login.

To correct the situation, the installation site has two choices:

Note: Running multiple instances of the server (each under a limited virtual processor set) or adding processors to the virtual set after the server is running, constitutes a license violation.

Microsoft Virtual PC only supports single CPU/core virtualization, while VMware supports multiple CPU/cores. Both offer converter tools to reimage a PC into a virtualization. At server installation time, if a site is in violation, the site has the option of continuing (and converting to virtualization afterwards) or stopping the initial install to reattempt the installation in an environment that is already virtualized correctly.

The specifics of installing and configuring VMware and Microsoft Virtual PC or the use of their respective converter tools are beyond the scope of this document. From the perspective of a server installation, the installation utility does not know that virtualization has occurred and there is no difference. Consult the related virtualization documentation for further information on the use of these features.


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