Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:22:00 -0500 From: Steve Polyack <korvus@comcast.net> To: Robert Fitzpatrick <robert@webtent.com> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: slow clock on FreeBSD 7.2 on vmware Message-ID: <4B2F9298.1090206@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <4B2F8B07.6080309@webtent.com> References: <4B23CD8A.50203@webtent.com> <op.u4zhl8bq5wvplz@jam-laptop> <4B291EB5.5040605@webtent.com> <4B2A9C1E.2010509@comcast.net> <4B2F8B07.6080309@webtent.com>
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On 12/21/09 09:49, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: > On 12/17/2009 4:01 PM, Steve Polyack wrote: >> On 12/16/09 12:53, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: >>>> I run multiple FreeBSD servers inside VMWare and I don't have this >>>> problem. Are you running VMWare workstation? Or ESX/ESXi? >>> >>> I am running VMware Server 2.0...thanks again. >> >> I would really recommend switching to VMware ESXi if at all possible. I >> have a lot of FreeBSD VMs running under ESXi 3.5 and 4.0 that work just >> great with kern.hz=100 and openntpd. > > I loaded ESXi and a FreeBSD 8.0 guest last night and this morning it > is still keeping time OK without any changes to loader.conf. > I'm trying to test this out now without openntpd, but with kern.hz=100 still set. You will definitely want kern.hz=100 or something lower than the default of 1000, otherwise your guests will use up a decent portion of your hosts CPU time, even when idle. Try it and see the difference. >> We actually kept everything running on Linux+VMware Server 1.0 until we >> could make the switch to ESXi; the VMware Server 2.0 product wasn't >> reliable for us at all and was a total pain to manage. > > I am using vSphere to manage, but I see even the standard version > requires licensing in the amount of $795. Is there a free management > software, or better yet, a way to manage via Linux? That's definitely > something I like about VMware Server, that I can manage via a browser. > I have not had any major problems with VMware Server 2.0 all running > on CentOS 5.x hosts. > ESXi can be managed by the VI (Virtual Infrastructure) Client, which I believe is windows-only, vSphere, or even the Remote-CLI and the barebones "service console" that can be unlocked. There is no browser management interface. Performance, however, is much better than VMware Server 1.0 and 2.0. -Steve Polyack
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