is there a way to increase the number of processors?

[ferdienandp]

If i want to make the VM in 2 x processors, how would i be able to do that?

 

[HarriePateman]

Please explain in more detail.

 

[Dude]

Yes there is. It is in the settings for whatever method you are using for virtualizing. Tell us what you are using..Virtual Box, VMWare etc and we can help you.

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
When setting up the VM use the Configuration -- here's an example from VMWARE -- processors can be set from 1 - 4 I think.

In general though there isn't much advantage in setting a VM to use more than one processor - at least if it's a "Home user" type VM.

Depends on what you want the VM to do -- setting the number of processors to > 1 merely reduces the available resources the HOST has for very little gain.

Running specialized VM's which have a load of concurrent users is a different issue - I'm assuming here that you are running a VM on a laptop / desktop machine and not setting up an Enterprise type "VDI -- Virtual Desktop Infrastructure).

The BEST performance you can get for a VM will be if the VM is on an SSD - this will really speed up response time even on older systems.

Cheers
jimbo