Ideal Ubuntu Server Configuration for VMware Host
September 13, 2008I have recently upgraded my home server, shelling out on a new Core 2 Duo CPU and 4GB of RAM for the machine. Having this much RAM means that in order to use it, I had to install a 64-bit O/S. I chose Ubuntu Server 8.04 - and VMware Server to host my virtual machines. I have put together a Word Document with some notes on the issues and tips I came accros on the way, which could prove invaluable to anyone taking the same approach as me. One of the main sources for my research and tinkering ideas was a post on the VMware Community forums - http://communities.vmware.com/thread/146002 - linked to inside the Word Document.
This post made extremely interesting and informative reading – if one can understand the material in that post, then a lot of load issues can be easily resolved– especially IOWait issues (my particular concern). My issue turned out to be a mixture of the settings above, and Postfix misbehaving.
See the word document here.
Update: Advice followed, PDF available here.
It would be better to publish the document in a
Tom | October 3, 2008 | 9:33 pmIt would be better to publish the document in a more common format (pdf, html,…), because many visitors do not have the latest office suite and thus can not read it. Me included. Thanks!
OK, PDF uploaded. Sorry about that - I had no
admin | October 4, 2008 | 12:08 pmOK, PDF uploaded. Sorry about that - I had no idea it would even get any attention, it was posted mainly to help out a member of the Ubuntu Forums.
One more helped can only be a plus though!
Rob
Just to let you know, I\\\'m another that is interested
Bitumen | December 20, 2008 | 12:00 amJust to let you know, I\\\’m another that is interested in your setup, been thinking of using windows server 2008 (stripped down) to use as host \\\’OS\\\’ - But Ubuntu (Linux) is more Configuable thus think is the better option.
Thanks for the Advise.