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Figure 6-71 VMware ESX GRUB
2. Add the following line at the beginning:
allowInterleavedNUMAnodes=TRUE
Ensure that you leave a space at the beginning and the end of the text that you enter (as
shown in Figure 6-72); otherwise, the command will fail to execute at a later stage during
the boot process. Press Enter to proceed after the line has been edited correctly.
Figure 6-72 Editing the boot load command
3. Do not forget to select VMkernel.Boot.allowInterleavedNUMAnodes as active with the
vSpere Client.
ESXi installation
Use the following steps to change your ESXi 4.1 installation:
1. Use the vSphere Client to connect to the system.
2. Select the Configuration tab of the host and click Advanced Settings under the
Software panel.
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