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Using Virtual Switches __________________________________________373

Choosing a Network Label _____________________________________373

Binding Physical Adapters _____________________________________373

Creating a Virtual Switch ______________________________________374

Choosing a Load Balancing Mode _______________________________375

Configuring the Bond Failure Mode ______________________________375

Using Beacon Monitoring _____________________________________376

Configuring External Network Switches __________________________378

Troubleshooting ____________________________________________379

VMware ESX Server Resource Management ______________________ 381

Virtual Machine Resource Management _____________________________383

Service Console Resource Management __________________________383

Using ESX Server Resource Variables _______________________________384

Improving Performance _________________________________________386

CPU Resource Management ______________________________________388

Allocating CPU Resources _____________________________________388

Admission Control Policy ______________________________________389

Specifying Minimum and Maximum CPU Percentages _______________389

Assigning Virtual Machines to Run on Specific Processors _____________390

Using Proportional-share Scheduling by Allocating Shares ____________391

Managing CPU Time with Percentages and Shares __________________392

Using Hyper-Threading _______________________________________393

Managing Virtual Machine CPU Resources ___________________________394

Managing CPU Resources from the Management Interface ___________394

Managing CPU Resources from the Service Console _________________395

Memory Resource Management __________________________________403

Allocating Memory Resources __________________________________403

Setting Memory Minimum, Maximum, and Shares __________________404

Admission Control Policy ______________________________________405

Allocating Memory Dynamically ________________________________406

Reclaiming Memory from Virtual Machines ________________________407

Sharing Memory Across Virtual Machines _________________________408

Managing Virtual Machine Memory ________________________________410

Managing Memory Resources from the Management Interface ________410

Managing Memory Resources from the Service Console _____________411

Using Your NUMA System _______________________________________418

NUMA Configuration Information _______________________________418