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The VMkernel Network Card Locator _______________________________220
Forcing the Network Driver to Use a Specific Speed ____________________221
Forcing a Virtual Adapter to Use Promiscuous Mode ___________________222
Sharing Network Adapters and Virtual Networks ______________________224
Allowing the Console Operating System to Use the Virtual Machines’
Devices ___________________________________________________224
Starting Shared VMkernel Network Adapters and Virtual Networks
when the Console Operating System Boots _______________________225
Sharing the Console Operating System’s Network Adapter with Virtual
Machines __________________________________________________226
Performance Tuning for Heavy Network Loads _______________________228
Enabling Interrupt Clustering ___________________________________228
Interrupt Clustering Parameters _________________________________ 228
Resource Management _______________________________________ 231
Resource Management _________________________________________232
CPU Resource Management ______________________________________234
Proportional-share Scheduling _________________________________ 234
Multiprocessor Systems _______________________________________ 235
Managing CPU Resources from the Management Interface ___________236
Managing CPU Resources from the Console Operating System ________ 236
Memory Resource Management __________________________________239
Allocation Parameters ________________________________________ 239
Admission Control ___________________________________________240
Dynamic Allocation __________________________________________240
Memory Reclamation ________________________________________ 241
Memory Sharing ____________________________________________242
Managing Memory Resources from the Management Interface ________243
Managing Memory Resources with Configuration File Settings ________243
Console Operating System Commands ___________________________ 244
Sizing Memory on the Server _____________________________________249
Server Memory _____________________________________________249
Console Operating System Memory _____________________________ 249
Virtual Machine Memory Pool __________________________________249
Virtual Machine Memory ______________________________________ 250
Memory Sharing ____________________________________________250
Memory Overcommitment ____________________________________251
Example: Web Server Consolidation _____________________________251
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