https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/vm-series-in-the-private-cloud/upgrade-dp-cores-on-vm/m-p/1234909#M361 <P data-start="94" data-end="113"><STRONG data-start="94" data-end="113">Hello everyone,</STRONG></P> <P data-start="94" data-end="113">&nbsp;</P> <P data-start="115" data-end="393">I'm writing to ask if you've experienced something similar with your <LI-PRODUCT title="VM-Series" id="VM-Series"></LI-PRODUCT>&nbsp;<BR data-start="187" data-end="190" />We had a VM with 4 vCPUs (3 DP cores), and we've now upgraded it to 6 vCPUs (5 DP cores). The issue is that, despite adding 2 extra cores, the performance gain has been minimal—only about 10–15% at best.</P> <P data-start="115" data-end="393">We use VMWare ESXi</P> <P data-start="395" data-end="503">I configured the 5 DP cores myself via CLI and confirmed through the resource monitor that all 5 are active.</P> <P data-start="505" data-end="560">Any idea why the performance improvement is so limited?</P> <P data-start="562" data-end="569">Thanks!</P> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:35:31 GMT procom 2025-07-29T18:35:31Z https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/vm-series-in-the-private-cloud/upgrade-dp-cores-on-vm/m-p/1234909#M361 <P data-start="94" data-end="113"><STRONG data-start="94" data-end="113">Hello everyone,</STRONG></P> <P data-start="94" data-end="113">&nbsp;</P> <P data-start="115" data-end="393">I'm writing to ask if you've experienced something similar with your <LI-PRODUCT title="VM-Series" id="VM-Series"></LI-PRODUCT>&nbsp;<BR data-start="187" data-end="190" />We had a VM with 4 vCPUs (3 DP cores), and we've now upgraded it to 6 vCPUs (5 DP cores). The issue is that, despite adding 2 extra cores, the performance gain has been minimal—only about 10–15% at best.</P> <P data-start="115" data-end="393">We use VMWare ESXi</P> <P data-start="395" data-end="503">I configured the 5 DP cores myself via CLI and confirmed through the resource monitor that all 5 are active.</P> <P data-start="505" data-end="560">Any idea why the performance improvement is so limited?</P> <P data-start="562" data-end="569">Thanks!</P> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:35:31 GMT https://live.paloaltonetworks.com/t5/vm-series-in-the-private-cloud/upgrade-dp-cores-on-vm/m-p/1234909#M361 procom 2025-07-29T18:35:31Z