This is the first time I'm working on a WMWare server and I noticed that is reacts kinda slow. This despite the 4-cpu and 32GB machine it's running on (my guest OS has 4GB mem and 1 cpu).
Anyone else experienced this with VMWare GSX server?
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32bit with PAE or x64?
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Have you installed VMware Tools inside the guest operating system? If you don't then yes, it will be kind of slow.
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amd_duron wrote:32bit with PAE or x64?
This machine has Windows 2003 Enterprise edition x64 installed. That's the only good way I know to use more than 4GB of memory.
Now I installed the VMWare tools and the system does indeed seem to run better. Odd that tools make such a big difference
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asharism
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WillemM wrote:
Now I installed the VMWare tools and the system does indeed seem to run better. Odd that tools make such a big difference
VMWare tools are the equivalent of drivers in the virtual (client) machine.
These tools provide the guest OS the appropriate means to access H/W resources.
My experience with VMWare tells me that these tools are a must and should be the first things you must install on a client machine.
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Beetlejuice
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i test VMWare GSX server in microsoft virtual pc. Working fine!
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The Intel Virtualization Technology and AMD Pacifica extensions will replace software virtualization drivers like VMware Tools so VMs will run at near native speed from the second they're turned on.
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