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    omnios in esxi - high cpu usage

    Workaround for shutdown/reboot bug is editing poweroff-vm-default script (in /etc/vmware-tools) and delete all lines plus add poweroff command. Esxi logs an error after quest shutdown but its working.
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    omnios in esxi - high cpu usage

    I switched to 1vcpu and problem with high host cpu usage is gone, but i have another :) On esxi 5.5 after shutdown quest action (or reboot quest) with vmtools installed and 1vcpu configured, kernel panics and quest is rebooted. When i add second vcpu the same vm cat shutdnow/reboot cleanly...
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    omnios in esxi - high cpu usage

    will try, thanks.
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    omnios in esxi - high cpu usage

    I found out that all IO is causing high cpu load on host, not only network IO but also any kind of disk activity and even idle cpu usage is about 20% (from perf.tab on esxi host, cpu is i5-4560). Top interrupts from powertop were vmxnet3 and mpt, with 10k-20k wakeups per second. In idle it...
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    omnios in esxi - high cpu usage

    Hi, i run an omnios vm on esxi 5.5 with 2vcpus and vmxnet vnic. When i try to benchmark network (with iperf to other vm on the same host) cpu usage statistics in esxi console shows 200% used (esxtop), but in vm its lower, like 25% (should be +- 50% in esxtop). I think ist unsual and there is...
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    Hyper-v server 2012 passthrough

    Hyper-v cant do passthrough (pci-e cards, usb, hba, etc. ..) like esxi, only individual disks.
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    ESXi - i217 and i210

    Tested on 5.1 and its working.
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    ESXi - i217 and i210

    Will try today/tomorrow custom i217 driver from site below and report back. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://shell.peach.ne.jp/aoyama/archives/2907&usg=ALkJrhjviMJqVKYgg1viIclnMeHVzjvd7g
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    Look at the pics yourself gigabyte z87 board: http://www.ivobeerens.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/image91.png other gigabyte z87 board: http://shell.peach.ne.jp/~aoyama/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Z87X-UD5H-2.png asrock z87 board...
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    Some z87 boards support passthrough, maybe all of them, but i found only some examples of asrock and gigabyte boards. asus has vt-d option in their bioses, but they claim thats only vt-x, and they cant tell you if its working or not, if that option will be there at next bios update etc.. on the...
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    ESXi - No Network Adapter error

    You can install vib packages. http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2008939
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    Help me build an ESXi home lab

    If you dont run database with lot of inserts/updates/sorted selects your ssd will be fine.
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    ESXi - No Network Adapter error

    >> http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=4391 for i217.
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    Help me build an ESXi home lab

    You can run 64b VMs on nested ESXi if your processor supports Intel EPT or AMD RVI (first gen i3/5/7 and up). http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2012/08/how-to-enable-nested-esxi-other.html
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    Considering Collapsing my Lab into a Single Host

    Something like: Supermicro X9SRH-7F board (LSI 2308 +2xGBe LAN i350 onboard) (or similar, just example) Xeon E5-1620 (4c+HT) (or wait for IB-E lineup in september) 4-8x 16gb reg.ECC ram (or 8x 8gb reg.ECC ram if 64 is enough) 7750 Ati GPU - passthrough to Win VM (if you are not gaming) (or...
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