[NTLUG:Discuss] Weird VMWare Performance

[Kenneth Loafman]

You made a change from 64-bit to 32-bit on the host OS.  What is the
guest platform?  If its 64-bit, you may be encountering a lot of
overhead switching between 64-bit and 32-bit.

Google "vmware 32-bit host 64-bit guest" for more background.

If that's not the case, have you tried 'VM/Upgrade or Change Version' to
update the virtual hardware on the guest?  Note: I run Workstation 6, so
I'm not sure that's an option on Server.

If none of this works:
- what is the guest running?
- why the change to 32-bit from 64-bit?
- please post the vmware.log file.
- have you run the VMware 64-bit compatibility test?

...Ken

David Simmons wrote:
> 
> While I don't think we have any VMWare experts (maybe we do), was hoping
> maybe someone would have some pointers as to where to start researching
> and/or other tech support groups to contact.  Thanks in advance.
> 
> ---------Original Message--------------------------------------
> 
> I'm getting some VERY strange performance changes in VMWare and
> was wondering if anyone had any ideas/tips/etc.
> 
> Work requires a
> Windows environment to access their systems & web-tools....so I've
> used VMWare for awhile to accomplish this.  Recently moved from:
> 
> BEFORE:  OpenSuSE 10.2 - 64 Bit OS (running VMWare Server
> 1.0.1)
> AFTER:  OpenSuSE 10.3 - 32bit OS (running VMWare Server
> 1.0.4)
> 
> hardware has stayed the same in both scenarios.....I'm
> using the same VM image - but the BEFORE system would boot (from suspend)
> into a usable system in about 5 seconds....the AFTER system takes minutes!
> (initial screen comes up...but performance is really slow until the system
> restore bar is finished....minutes later).  Also....copying files
> from a share within the Windows environment to my Linux environment is
> also crazy!  Could move a 4.0GB file in about 8 minutes - now it
> takes 50 minutes...What happened?!?
> 
> Yes, I have the
> 'latest/greatest' VMTools installed (it was worst without - if you can
> believe that)....and I don't have the disk space pre-allocated (but
> remember - I was happy with it not pre-allocated in the BEFORE system).
> 
> Any ideas?  Thanks - Dave
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