Hi Paul, Esxi are running 6.5U2. I also suspected nic issues, but vmware.systemvm.nic.device.type is set to E1000 and I double checked the VR, it is indeed configured with e1000.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Angus <[email protected]> > Sent: Dienstag, 27. November 2018 08:12 > To: [email protected] > Cc: Glenn Wagner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: vmware systemvm 4.11.2 template > > Hi Samuel, > > What version of esxi are you running? Using the Debian 9 os type will make > vmxnet3 the default nice type. If you Google vmxnet3 and Debian 9 there > have been known issues with some esxi versions. > One of the changes was to disable vgauth. You could try simply restarting it > Systemctl start vgauth > > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Zehnder, Samuel" <[email protected]> > Date: 26/11/2018 10:58 pm (GMT+00:00) > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: vmware systemvm 4.11.2 template > > Paul, > > Hmm.. I did a quick check. Added manual guestos "Debian 9 (64-bit)" and > registered your template with this OS Type. VR gets correctly deployed as > debian9_64Guest. > > free -m at first login: > > root@r-373-VM:~# free -m > total used free shared buff/cache > available > Mem: 222 108 15 10 98 > 95 > Swap: 241 0 241 > > One minute (!!) later while running "while true; do ssh -p3922 -i ..." on > mgmt- > server: > > root@r-373-VM:~# free -m > total used free shared buff/cache > available > Mem: 222 192 3 8 26 > 13 > > What was your fix about? It seems to make things worse. Can you do it the > other way around? :-) > > After setting OS-Type to "Other Linux (64-bit)" and restart network: > root@r-374-VM:~# free -m > total used free shared buff/cache > available > Mem: 240 55 70 19 113 > 157 > Swap: 241 0 241 > > After 5mins of ssh-loop: > root@r-374-VM:~# free -m > total used free shared buff/cache > available > Mem: 240 59 51 26 128 > 145 > Swap: 241 0 241 > > Really strange... what could be the impact of the OS Type setting for the > guest-OS? > > Regards, > Samuel > > From: Paul Angus <[email protected]> > Sent: Sonntag, 25. November 2018 20:39 > To: [email protected]; Rene Moser <[email protected]>; > Zehnder, Samuel <[email protected]> > Subject: vmware systemvm 4.11.2 template > > Guys, > > I've been working on the memory usage in the vmware systemvm template. > I think that I've got a fix. Could anyone who has had issues please test this > alternative template. If it seems to be good, I'll submit the pull request. > > http://packages.shapeblue.com/systemvmtemplate/public- > testing/41121RC0/ > [email protected] > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > > [email protected] > www.shapeblue.com > Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK > @shapeblue > >
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