Perform the following steps to adjust the resource allocations for the VM.

  1. Login as user root on the VMware ESXi GUI.
    1. Enter your VMware administrator user name.
    2. Enter your VMware administrator password.

  2. Click Virtual Machines, and click the VM that you want to configure.

    VM01 Details


    Note

    The figures shown in this procedure are intended as examples of the user interface and might not match the presented images exactly.


  3. Click Edit to adjust the VM settings.

  4. Expand the CPU drop-down menu.

    Use the default values for the Scheduling Affinity field.

    1. In the Reservation field, enter a reservation value.

      Note:

      Set CPU reservation to a value calculated by multiplying: (half of the number of vCPUs assigned to the VM) x (the physical CPU processor speed).

      For example, for a configuration of 4 CPUs with a processor of 2.992 GHz CPU frequency, reserve "2992 * 2 = 5984 MHz".

    2. In the Limit field, select Unlimited for optimal performance.

      Adjust CPU Settings

  5. Expand the Memory drop-down menu.

    1. In the Reservation field, enter a reservation value.
      In the Limit field, select Unlimited for optimal performance.

      Note:

      Use 20 GB of RAM for large configurations and 17 GB of RAM for small configurations. Refer to SBC SWe Performance Metrics for more information on memory required for different call capacities.


      Adjust Memory Settings

  6. Click Save.
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