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    I heard somewhere that multiple processors aren't supported in vail.  What about quads or six core cpu's?  Thinking of upgrading from a dual to a six.
    Monday, February 7, 2011 9:50 PM

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    My Vail servers seem to be using 2 cores under Hyper-V...

    Bob Comer - Microsoft MVP Virtual Machine
    Monday, February 7, 2011 10:06 PM
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    > Thinking of upgrading from a dual to a six.
     
    Why / what -in what area - do you expecte - much - gain? WHS doesn't need very much speed in my opinion since it's not doing very much in general.
     
    I heard somewhere that multiple processors aren't supported in vail.  What about quads or six core cpu's?  Thinking of upgrading from a dual to a six.
    Have a nice day!
    Monday, February 7, 2011 10:28 PM
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    > Thinking of upgrading from a dual to a six.

     

    That is just overkill.  A great processor for home server would be a Xeon in the e5503 - 5507 category.  They will run on X58 boards, and they have a low TDP of 80w.  And they are also pretty cheap for xeons.

    D.W.
    Monday, February 7, 2011 10:45 PM
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    Vail supports a single CPU socket, but allows for multiple cores. 
    This post is "AS IS" and confers no rights. Jonas Svensson [MSFT] Windows Home Server Community Program Manager
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    Tuesday, February 8, 2011 12:50 AM
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    > Thinking of upgrading from a dual to a six.
     
    Why / what -in what area - do you expecte - much - gain? WHS doesn't need very much speed in my opinion since it's not doing very much in general.
    More power can be usefull for transcoding vidéo while you stream over Remote web access ;) And you can use alternate DLNA server wich can transcode (not the case for Media connect) on the fly for you DNLA receiver. If you have a basic (Integrate Motherboard) RAID system with multiple clients that can access simultaneously the shares you may need a little bit of power. Not really need for 6 cores .. but 2 can be the least, some times.
    Tuesday, February 8, 2011 2:21 PM
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    To be honest, i've started hosting a minecraft server.  When there have been a lot of players on the cpu usage can get rather high on the dual core.  And I stream to 1-3 pc's/ps3.   So in this case I would need more.  I know that this isn't supported but why host it on a gaming machine that uses tons of power and sleeps at night, when I can just add it to whs.  I'll go from an 80w cpu to a 130 or something but that's alright.  I've though about a quad core, there are some that are 90w or around there but might as well get a six, ya never know.  
    Sunday, March 6, 2011 6:52 PM