RE: vmware vmx parameters

From: Adrian <ade.turner_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2006 20:43:16 -0000
Message-ID: <44036467.4591e4e7.2fd7.188f@mx.gmail.com>

Hi Li Shan,

I'm afraid I don't know the reasoning behind the parameters you have listed. I may help to know that I am only using these parameters with VMware 5.0 which allow RAC on my external USB2 drive to run just fine.

disk.locking = "false"

diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"

HTH Adrian

From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of LiShan Cheng
Sent: 26 February 2006 19:28
To: oracle-l
Subject: vmware vmx parameters

I am installing a 2 node 10gR2 RAC in my labtop using vmware. I have come across some doubts

Setup:

Host OS: Windows XP PRO SP2

Guest OS: CentOS 4.2

VMWare Workstations 5.0

I am using a external USB Drive for all this setup, both Virtual Machines and the shared storage.

http://www.seagate.com/products/retail/portable/index.html

I have questions regarding vmware parameters, to start with does anyone know what does these paraneters do? (I understand they are used for Shared Storage). The best list I have found is here: http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/vmware/vmxfiles.htm

diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCacheMaxReadAheadSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCacheMinReadAheadSize = "0"
diskLib.dataCachePageSize = "4096"
diskLib.maxUnsyncedWrites = "0"
scsi1.present = "TRUE"

scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual"
scsi1.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

I cant find anything in Vmware documentation which explains about these parameters. Since I am going to use them I would like to know at least what am I doing :-)

Regards

LSC
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