Comments on: On FreeNAS and ESX 3.5 Performance http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/ get your geek on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:20:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Peter http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Peter Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:56:44 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-30 John, I know it's been a while since you asked and you might have figured this out already. In case you havent... Load the vmWare files into your datastore using the VMware Infrastructure Client, then right-click on the .vmx file in the datastore and select 'Add to inventory'. John,

I know it’s been a while since you asked and you might have figured this out already. In case you havent… Load the vmWare files into your datastore using the VMware Infrastructure Client, then right-click on the .vmx file in the datastore and select ‘Add to inventory’.

]]> By: Fritsjof http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Fritsjof Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:23:10 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-28 On ESX4, when you try to attach a network label to the vNIC, it says you don't have permission. Maybe something to look at, I fixed it by removing and re-adding the vNIC and applying the .vmx fix above. On ESX4, when you try to attach a network label to the vNIC, it says you don’t have permission. Maybe something to look at, I fixed it by removing and re-adding the vNIC and applying the .vmx fix above.

]]> By: John http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-12 John Sat, 21 Mar 2009 18:41:50 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-12 Is there a trick to importing the appliance? When I try to import the appliance I can't find a file that the infrastructure client likes. Is there a trick to importing the appliance? When I try to import the appliance I can’t find a file that the infrastructure client likes.

]]> By: Josh http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Josh Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:16:05 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-15 Thanks for the info in the post, and to concombre_masque for the info about how to change it without reinstalling. We're performing some rsync across a wan using freenas on esx3.5, and were getting some weird networking errors. Made the change, and so far it's looking good! Thanks for the info in the post, and to concombre_masque for the info about how to change it without reinstalling. We’re performing some rsync across a wan using freenas on esx3.5, and were getting some weird networking errors. Made the change, and so far it’s looking good!

]]> By: sam http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-14 sam Sun, 08 Feb 2009 09:59:13 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-14 thanks a lot! got an ESXi 3.5 here connected to a cisco Gigabit switch but I only get about 12meg/s out of my virtualized FreeNAS. I also have a ubuntu server vm with vmware tools using vmnet and jumbo frames which gets up to 65meg/s. thanks a lot!
got an ESXi 3.5 here connected to a cisco Gigabit switch but I only get about 12meg/s out of my virtualized FreeNAS. I also have a ubuntu server vm with vmware tools using vmnet and jumbo frames which gets up to 65meg/s.

]]> By: Paul Monaghan http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Paul Monaghan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:35:31 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-13 Funny, I've been playing with the same thing on VMWare Server 2.0 and blogged about it recently. My experience is that FreeNas and FreeBSD 7.0 both have HORRIBLE performance in VMWare. Oh, and as for the VMWare tools, there is no BSD vmnet driver in them. Check out my blog, I posted some unscientific benchmarks for copying a 650MB ISO file between my Windows PC and FreeNAS and FreeBSD 7.0, and Linux the results are awful for BSD. http://randommusingsofp.wordpress.com/ Paul Funny, I’ve been playing with the same thing on VMWare Server 2.0 and blogged about it recently. My experience is that FreeNas and FreeBSD 7.0 both have HORRIBLE performance in VMWare.

Oh, and as for the VMWare tools, there is no BSD vmnet driver in them.

Check out my blog, I posted some unscientific benchmarks for copying a 650MB ISO file between my Windows PC and FreeNAS and FreeBSD 7.0, and Linux the results are awful for BSD.

http://randommusingsofp.wordpress.com/

Paul

]]> By: concombre_masqué http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-11 concombre_masqué Sun, 21 Dec 2008 22:01:51 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-11 To use the E1000 nic, just edit the .vmx file and add : ethernetx.virtualDev = "e1000" where x stands for the number of the nic you want to use. To use the E1000 nic, just edit the .vmx file and add :

ethernetx.virtualDev = “e1000″

where x stands for the number of the nic you want to use.

]]> By: Gary Sims http://www.network0.org/2008/11/18/on-freenas-and-esx-performance/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Gary Sims Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:01:42 +0000 http://www.network0.org/?p=433#comment-10 Great post! Many thanks that is really useful information. You might also be interested in my FreeNAS web site <a href="http://www.learnfreenas.com" rel="nofollow">Learn FreeNAS</a> and my virtualization blog <a href="http://www.vznews.net" rel="nofollow">VZNews</a>. BTW, I have blogged about this post of LearnFreeNAS.com. Thanks, Gary Great post! Many thanks that is really useful information. You might also be interested in my FreeNAS web site Learn FreeNAS and my virtualization blog VZNews.

BTW, I have blogged about this post of LearnFreeNAS.com.

Thanks, Gary

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