I dug a little deeper, vmxnet driver is not found in the vmware-tools distribution for Solaris 10: bash-3.00# pwd /usr/lib/vmware-tools/modules/binary bash-3.00# ls * 10: vmmemctl vmmemctl.conf
10_64: vmmemctl vmmemctl.conf 9: vmmemctl vmmemctl.conf vmxnet bash-3.00# So how do we get Solaris 10 to use vmxnet???? Alan Boon Chia Kong/NETS wrote on 07/09/2007 09:40:53: > Hi Dirk, > > Can I force 64-bit Solaris to use the vmxnet drivers? How do I check > what type of drivers I'm using? > ifconfig -a shows: > bash-3.00# ifconfig -a > lo0: flags=2001000849<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4,VIRTUAL> > mtu 8232 index 1 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask ff000000 > e1000g0: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 2 > inet 192.168.16.21 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.16.255 > ether 0:50:56:82:71:fa > e1000g1: flags=1000843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,IPv4> mtu 1500 index 3 > inet 192.168.20.21 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 192.168.20.255 > ether 0:50:56:82:5f:18 > > Thanks. > > Regards, > Alan > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/09/2007 05:08:08: > > > Hi Alan, > > > > I had similar problems with S10 running as VM. Then I figured out that > > some of the problems were due to the network driver. > > > > One reason for this is that the network driver for Solaris 64bit is not > > replaced by the vmxnet of vmware. In 32 bit mode this actually happens > > and the performance is much better. Unfortunately 64-bit mode is > > automatically selected, if the host is supporting it. Forcing 32-bit > > mode can be done though. > > > > Check out this article for more info: > > http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do? > > cmd=displayKC&externalId=1975 > > > > -Dirk > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am running 2x Solaris 10 x86 64-bit VM in 2 ESX 3.0.1 > separately and SRSS > > > 3.1 are installed in the Solaris VM. The 2 Solaris VM is running at 100% > > > CPU load as reported by the Virtual Centre. I am trying to find out what > > > process is causing the problem. At first, we thought we didn't add enough > > > users. So we used bbmkuser to add more than what I have deployed so far. > > > And my SunRay sessions are not using dtsession, so the memory utilisation > > > is very low at the moment (abt 500MB Guest memory usage). They have 2 > > > critical apps running - windows connector (with the virtual keyboard > > > running to provide screen lock upon card removal) and usbdisk. The Sunray > > > server should be acting as a pass-thru connector to the windows vm. > > > > > > It was so bad last night that the screen-lock script within the > > > windows_connector script didn't work, and tt took a long time between card > > > insertion to presenting the desktop VM. After reboot, the scriptis working > > > again. > > > > > > ESX servers: 2x IBM X3650 with 24GB RAM each and 2x quad-core E5320 per > > > server. > > > > > > Any idea what's happening? > > > Thanks for the help. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Alan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ******************************************************************************** > > > > > > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This email and any files transmitted with it is > > > intended only for the use of the person(s) to whom it is addressed, and > > > may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from > > > disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, > > > please immediately notify the sender and delete the email. 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