From owner-freebsd-virtualization@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 19 23:11:13 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 2428E1065672 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net) Received: from mx1.sbone.de (mx1.sbone.de [IPv6:2a01:4f8:130:3ffc::401:25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA6558FC0C for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:12 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.sbone.de (mail.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-CAMELLIA256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E19A325D3899; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 200C5BD75CA; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:11 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at sbone.de Received: from mail.sbone.de ([IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:587]) by content-filter.sbone.de (content-filter.sbone.de [fde9:577b:c1a9:31::2013:2742]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id yc-GFsfjIa4L; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from orange-en1.sbone.de (orange-en1.sbone.de [IPv6:fde9:577b:c1a9:31:cabc:c8ff:fecf:e8e3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.sbone.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0FD7DBD75C9; Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:08 +0000 (UTC) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1084) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:07 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <5D97E3D2-BA06-445B-8000-02BA49C27C45@lists.zabbadoz.net> References: To: Lucas Mocellin X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1084) Cc: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org 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: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:11:13 -0000 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 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. /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! Stop bit received. Insert coin for new address family.