How Do I Configure a VM as an Exclusive Resource

Answer

• To configure the VMware VM, perform the following operations:
  1. Start a VMware VM, choose Getting Started, and click Edit virtual machine settings.
  2. Click the Resources tab, select CPU, set Shares to Normal, and set Reservation to the maximum value.
  3. Choose Memory, select Reserve all guest memory (All locked), and click OK.
  4. Restart the VM.
• To configure the Hyper-V VM, perform the following operations:
  1. Stop the Hyper-V VM.
  2. Start the Hyper-V Manager, right-click the target VM, and choose Setting from the shortcut menu.
  3. Click the Memory tab and set Startup RAM based on specifications. Select Enable Dynamic Memory and set Minimum RAM and Startup RAM to the same value.
  4. Click the Processor tab, set Number of virtual processors based on specifications, set Virtual machine reserve(percentage) to 100, and click OK.
  5. Restart the VM.
• To configure the Fusion Sphere VM, perform the following operations:
  1. Open the FusionSphere management page and choose Resources > Computing > Flavors from the main menu.

     Create a VM specification.

     1. Click Create Flavor.
     2. Set the following parameters based on eSight VM requirements:
        • vCPU Bound to Physical Thread: Set this parameter to Enabled.
        • Real-time Instance: Set this parameter to Enabled.

     You can also use an existing VM flavor that meets the parameter requirements.

  2. Choose Resources > Computing > Compute Instances from the main menu and click the VM to be configured.
  3. Click the Hardware tab, click Modify, select the created VM flavor, and click OK.
  4. Restart the VM.