For more information about the VMware Management Interface, go to www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/.
Configuring a Virtual Machine's CPU Usage
Configuring a Virtual Machine's CPU Usage
The CPU page shows how much of the server processor or processors each virtual
processor is utilizing, how CPU resources are allocated to the virtual machine and if
there is any scheduling affinity to any specified processors on the server.
Understanding Performance Values
Understanding Performance Values
The values under Performance are based on the past five minutes. The period of time
these statistics cover can be modified. See Configuring the Statistics Period for the
VMware Management Interface.
Understanding Resources Values
Understanding Resources Values
The values under Resources indicate a range of percentages of a processor to which
the virtual machine is entitled.
- Minimum - represents the minimum amount of processor capacity that must be available in order to power on the virtual machine.
- Maximum - represents the highest amount of processor capacity the virtual machine can ever consume, even if the processor is idle. The maximum value can be larger than 100% if the virtual machine has more than one virtual CPU.
- Shares - represents a relative metric for allocating processor capacity. The values low, normal, and high are compared to the sum of all shares of all virtual machines on the server and the service console. Share allocation symbolic values can be used to configure their conversion into numeric values.
For more information on share values, refer to the resource management man
pages: cpu, diskbw, and mem.
- Scheduling Affinity - represents on which ESX Server processors the virtual machine can run, when the ESX Server system is a multiprocessor system.
Modifying CPU Values
To modify these values, click Edit. For information on changing CPU settings, see
www.vmware.com/support/esx2/doc/esx20admin_res-CPU-intro.html.
Other activities you can perform when configuring a virtual machine's CPU
information include:
Click the tabs at the top of the page to view more information about the virtual
machine.