1. Installing Internal Optional Devices
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Chapter 2 Preparations
1.12
Processor
You can configure the multi-processor system by adding an optional processor.
Important
•
You must avoid static electricity to work with the procedure below. For
details, see Chapter 2 (1.2 Anti-static Measures).
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Make sure to use the processor authorized by NEC. Installing a third-party
processor may cause a failure of the processor as well as the
motherboard. Repair of the server due to failures or damage resulted from
installing such a processor will be charged.
Tips
After adding the processor, Windows may record the event log to System category
of Event Viewer, but it is no problem for operation.
1.12.1
Maximum number of processor cores supported by this server
The maximum number of processor cores (logical processors) available on the server depends on the
architecture (x86 architecture) and OS specs.
Maximum number of processor cores
OS
The maximum number of
logical processors
supported by OS
The maximum number of logical
processors supported by this
server
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
32 32
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64)
64 48
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (x64)
256 48
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
640 *1
48
*1: Up to 320 when Hyper-V featurre is used.
1.12.2
Installation
Follow steps below to install the processor.
1.
See steps 1 to 6 in Chapter 2 (1.3 Overview of Installation and Removal) for preparations.
2.
Locate the CPU socket to which you are going to install a processor.
