vRA 7.3: How to reconfigure CPU/Core/Socket for VM Item?

HI,

By default vRA configures number of vCPU as number of sockets. In some cases I need 2 sockets and 4 cores = total of 8 vCPU's (Windows 7 limitation).

I use System.getModule("com.vmware.library.vcaccafe.request").requestResourceAction(operation,inputs) action with properties below to reconfigure VM.

//Create a properties object for the inputs
vmProperties = new Properties();

// Mandatory inputs:
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.Requestor" , "service@domain.local");
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.Storages" , "[]");
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.Networks" , "[]");
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.ExecutionSelector" , 1);
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.CpuCount" , newCpuCount.toString());
vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.PropertyBag" , '[{"PropertyName": "VirtualMachine.Core.Count","PropertyValue": "2"}');

vmProperties.put("provider-Cafe.Shim.VirtualMachine.Reconfigure.MemorySize" , newMemorySizeMb.toString());

Core.Count is ignored!

How do I solve this issue?

Findings:

If I use the “VirtualMachine.Core.Count” custom property on the VM in the blueprint and do a new deployment, the VM will have the number of cores per socket as configured. This works.

If I do a “Reconfigure task” on an VM Item in vRA and set custom property “VirtualMachine.Core.Count” it is ignored.

Use case:

                    Windows 7 only supports 2 sockets.

                    Windows server 2008 Enterprise supports only 8 sockets.

/Brian