How many vCPU sockets does a Windows 7 guest support?

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Issue

  • A Windows 7 guest does not recognize more than 2 CPU sockets. Is this expected?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.0
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.1
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (RHEV) 3.4
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform, all versions
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Guest: Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, and Ultimate

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