From owner-freebsd-virtualization@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 20 12:08:02 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42A57106566C for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:08:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lucasmocellin@gmail.com) Received: from mail-tul01m020-f182.google.com (mail-tul01m020-f182.google.com [209.85.214.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BFA28FC0A for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:08:01 +0000 (UTC) Received: by obbwd18 with SMTP id wd18so3630811obb.13 for ; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:08:01 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=1LFIkAbVId2arOvhy4cXFa+wEhUY69CcjE31G/vfgk0=; b=RBsouWYPwvc2C4gSYnpSJG2wC4dDE5u7M3J7sLtE7xeTIYhSNXcZUfx7Jc7g3T0Fhz +c03dUuSEGuqZgI6jj5uS8vH570HyOIMhbirhuAlAsxOgVz6ak3ekK59YrRyuZ/ksQgd yNBVUBVpYyM2naifU8zbDa3jjP4slB1bH95bc= Received: by 10.182.197.10 with SMTP id iq10mr1396580obc.75.1324382881334; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:08:01 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.182.76.230 with HTTP; Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:07:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <5D97E3D2-BA06-445B-8000-02BA49C27C45@lists.zabbadoz.net> References: <5D97E3D2-BA06-445B-8000-02BA49C27C45@lists.zabbadoz.net> From: Lucas Mocellin Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:07:30 -0200 Message-ID: To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: FreeBSD guest on VMware ESXi X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:08:02 -0000 Hi, 2011/12/19 Bjoern A. Zeeb > On 19. Dec 2011, at 17:34 , Lucas Mocellin wrote: > > > Hi everybody, > > > > I may have mistaken sending my question here, if so, please let me know. > > > > I would like to get more information about FreeBSD as a guest on VMware > > ESXi. I'm having some issues about performance (specially Harddisk I/O). > > I'd like to know which custom kernel should I compile and stuff like > this. > > Right now I'd like to make a customize kernel to run on VMware, but I > dunno > > exactly which devices I should choose, which ones work best on VMware. > > > > FreeBSD handbook has just a little about this, it's more about parallels > > and VirtualBox. > > > > if somebody else could give me a tip, I appreciate a lot that. any help > is > > welcome. > > 1) chose SCSI disks not ATA in ESXi for the FreeBSD guest > > ok, but which one? LSI Logic is enough? how do I get the needed drivers for that? I would like to get rid of any other driver devices. it is recognized as /dev/da0 > 2) if you have IO problems that usually means that your host hardware > sucks, > i.e. you have a raid controller but no battery etc. Also which hardware > seems to make a difference but that's not specific to the FreeBSD guest. > > hardware is OK, HP ML 350. fully supported on VMware with P212 SCSI controller (256MB + battery). thanks! Lucas. /bz > > -- > Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! > Stop bit received. Insert coin for new address family. > >