An administrator notices that a virtual machine running SQL Server is not performing as expected.
vmware.log> vmx| W110: NUMA and VCPU hot add are incompatible. Forcing UMA
How can the administrator resolve this issue?
A.
Power off the virtual machine and disable vCPU hot plug.
B.
Reinstall VMware Tools.
C.
Modify the .vmx file to force NUMA and vCPU hot add to function.
D.
Installation third party plug-in to enable NUMA and vCPU hot add to function.
Explanation:
http://vspheres.blogspot.com/2012/02/nasty-bug-in-esxi-5-with-hot-add-cpu.html
A – OK
https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2040375
Agree, A
A
Just learned something out of this question. Never liked to enable CPU/RAM Hot Add/Plug by default and this is yet another reason to avoid then unless necessary.
A
If you do not plan to use VCPU hotplug, do not enable it. Add the maximum VCPUs that might be needed by the workload.