Ubuntu and other Linux distributions have been found to suffer from “clock drift” or inaccurate timekeeping, as both VMware Tools and NTP attempt to synchronize the system clock. This can negate some of the scalability benefits of the cloud and increase your initial bills, but the performance may be worth it. With static they are set to a fixed size from the beginning. With dynamic VMDK, your virtual disks take up only enough space to store what is currently in use. You may have better performance setting your VMDK files to static instead of dynamic. To install the package, use the commands $ sudo apt-get update followed by $ sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools-deploypkg. Then create a file called /etc/apt//vmware-tools.list and include this content: deb trusty main. If you plan on duplicating the machine, using it as a master image, or using VMware Site Recovery Manager backup tools with it, you must install the deployPkg Tools plugin.ĭownload the Public Packaging Public Key Files and install them using $ sudo apt-key add /DIRECTORY/NAME, where directory/name is the path where each key is saved. To install Open VM Tools, run $ sudo apt-get update followed by $ sudo apt-get install open-vm-tools. Open VM Tools is a version of VMware Tools built for open source use. It also includes various utilities for administration of VMs. Installing VMware Tools will improve performance in your virtualized Ubuntu instance. Otherwise you may have to recompile the kernel.
Installing the Ubuntu Server kernel can improve performance as it sets the system clock to 100Hz by default. Once completed and you have logged into the Ubuntu VM, set the HTTP proxy by going to Network settings. Power on the virtual machine, insert the disc or locate the image, and follow through the prompts. To install Ubuntu, obtain a disc or download an ISO of your version of choice.
VMware recommends using the LSI Logic virtual SCSI adapter instead. Linux guest operating systems often have trouble with the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter. These tips may also apply to other Linux distributions on top of VMware hypervisors. Here are our tips for setting up and optimizing performance in a virtualized Ubuntu environment.
So you want to jump into virtualization and take the open source route on your guest virtual machine operating system? Several of our customers have recently spun up Ubuntu VMs on top of VMware.
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