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HowTo: VMware Server 2 on ReadyNAS 4.2.11
Hi, based on the guides from jdw99 and chirpa (viewtopic.php?p=155733#p155733 and viewtopic.php?f=35&t=26468) I completed a step-by-step guide to get VMware Server up and running on my NAS. This Ho...
Hi,
VM usage can have serious impact on NAS performance, you can mitigate that somewhat by fiddling with the process priority for your VMs on the NAS. Just re-nice the vmx processes to a lower priority setting.
On firmware upgrades, it's typically necessary to re-compile the necessary modules and re-configure the vmware server. Depending on how much got changed in the linux kernel - if there's a new one in the firmware - it can get really fiddly.
Typically I update the guide here in those cases.
-Jan
VM usage can have serious impact on NAS performance, you can mitigate that somewhat by fiddling with the process priority for your VMs on the NAS. Just re-nice the vmx processes to a lower priority setting.
On firmware upgrades, it's typically necessary to re-compile the necessary modules and re-configure the vmware server. Depending on how much got changed in the linux kernel - if there's a new one in the firmware - it can get really fiddly.
Typically I update the guide here in those cases.
-Jan
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