So its been a busy few weeks with all the news and related blog articles on vSphere 4.1
I finally got around to extracting vmtools 8.3.x and intergrating it into the Vyatta Appliance.
There is also something different with this release, the source code for vmtools has been modified to prevent Large Recieve Offload.LRO is defined as:
In computer networking, large receive offload is a technique for increasing inbound throughput of high-bandwidth network connections by reducing CPU overhead. It works by aggregating multiple incoming packets from a single stream into a larger buffer before they are passed higher up the networking stack, thus reducing the number of packets that have to be processed. In Linux, it is generally used in conjunction with the New API (NAPI) to also reduce the number of interrupts.
There have been a few users reporting an issue with LRO and others requesting the intergration of the latest version of VMtools..so here you go:
Download Vyatta VC 6 with LRO patch and the latest VMtools
I would like a few people to test this release and let mw know how it goes before making it live on the VAM.
References:
http://www.vyatta.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3030&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=105
http://nwsmith.blogspot.com/2010/07/patching-vmxnet-to-disable-lro.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_receive_offload
3 comments:
Having messed around with 6.1 and vmtools, I gave up and decided to use your working version. Is there an easy way to reset all config data without losing vmtools functionality??
Great Blog by the way and should you ever find yourself in Tokyo, allow me to by you a few drinks for helping me with a wealth of information.
Thats a kind offer and ill bare that in min :)
Glad you find my ramblings useful :)
I havent managed to get a version on 6.1 working with vmtools yet due to the lack of packages and the kernel change (32)..but ill keep hammering at it :)
I am new to VMware workstation but I like your vids. I will be working with Vcenter for my employer. Any tips on how to enhance my knowlege of vmware vcenter programs. I have a few systems at home I can convert to a sever. I have Workstation and windows server installed on the server. An suggestions on how I could set up a labserver with multiple accounts and computers connecting to file/database servers? pls help
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