Specifications

Administration Guide
336 VMware, Inc.
3Define!the!hyperthreading!option:
hyperthreading = “true”
If!you!previously!defined!this!option,!change!the!current!value!to!true.
4 Save!the!file!and!close!it.
Configuring Hyper-Threading Options for Virtual Machines
You!can!configure!the!htsharing!option!with!the!Verbose!Options!configuration!
panel.!Use!the!complete!name!of!the!option:!cpu.htsharing.!See!“Setting!Startup!and!
Shutdown!Options!by!Modifying!the!Configuration!File!Directly!(Advanced!Users!
Only)”!on!page 126!for!detailed!instructions.
You!can!also!configure!htsharing!in!the!Service!Console,!by!editing
!the!virtual!
machine!configuration!file!or!by!using!the!procfs!command.!See!“Editing!the!Virtual!
Machine!Configuration!File”!on!page 337!or!“Using!procfs”!on!page 339.
Managing Virtual Machine CPU Resources
You!can!manage!CPU!resources!from!the!VMware!Management!Interface!or!from!the!
service!console,!as!described!in!the!following!sections:
! “Managing!CPU!Resources!from!the!Management!Interface”!next
! “Managing!CPU!Resources!from!the!Service!Console”!on!page 337
Managing CPU Resources from the Management Interface
You!may!also!view!and!change!settings!from!the!virtual!machine!details!pages!in!the!
VMware!Management!Interface.
To change CPU resources in the VMware Management Interface
1On!the!server’s!Status!Monitor!pane,!click!the!name!of!an!individual!virtual!
machine.!
The!details!page!for!that!virtual!machine!appears.!