Re: Tunning 8.0 for multiple VMs (VBox)
On Sunday 29 November 2009 10:36:53 you wrote: And your question was? I would like to expose the hardware/settings I have now to the list, to see if what I've done is appropriate, over or under rated (or simply stupid), to squeeze every drop of performance FreeBSD can give with what I have. It is pretty fast as it is but it never hurts attempting to make it even better. This was the main idea, so people more knowledgeable and experienced could comment on it. I guess you could say the question was: Am i doing it right? or can I do it better? -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Tunning 8.0 for multiple VMs (VBox)
Hi to all; I have a system where I will be running 5 VBox VMs (3 W2K3, 1 XP 1 Linux) for a lab simulation (work obligations). I have already ran the 5 VMs with a regular load on each and everything went fine. I think VBox is truly a great VM Manager, and it runs better (smoother and faster) in FBSD than in any other OS I tried it (Ubuntu, Winblows and OpenSolaris (!) ). Along the years, I've been running FBSD, picking up info from any Tuning FreeBSD guide I could find, starting with the handbook of course, going through articles and mailing list archives, trying to find a balance that would fit my desktop, among the several roles FreeBSD is used for. I would like to expose the hardware/settings I have now to the list, to see if what I've done is appropriate, over or under rated (or simply stupid), to squeeze every drop of performance FreeBSD can give with what I have. It is pretty fast as it is but it never hurts attempting to make it even better. Please bear 2 things in mind: 1) I am trying to learn here; 2) This is a Desktop machine (not a server!), sitting on my home LAN, behind a properly configured (again, to the best of my modest ability) firewall. It is used for everyday tasks, plus developing and music production. I am posting what I believe to be most relevant. Thank you all before hand for any advice. Here it goes: [Machine] FreeBSD 8.0-PRERELEASE #0 r198930M: Sat Nov 21 14:24:10 BRT 2009 CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (3193.08-MHz K8-class CPU) Cool`n'Quiet 2.0 on cpu0 cpu1: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu2: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu3: ACPI CPU on acpi0 MB: AOD790GX/128M RAM: real mem = 8589934592 (8192 MB) avail mem = 7994658816 (7624 MB) VIDEO:ATI Radeon 3300 Graphics on vgapci0 NET: RealTek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet (yeah, i know...) HD1: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata2-master SATA300 HD2: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata3-master SATA300 [loader.conf] verbose_loading=YES amdtemp_load=YES drm_load=YES radeon_load=YES linux_load=YES vboxdrv_load=YES # vboxnetflt and #vboxnetadp loaded later snd_cmi_load=YES atapicam_load=YES cpufreq_load=YES [rc.conf] background_fsck=NO check_quotas=NO clear_tmp_enable=YES compat4x_enable=YES compat5x_enable=YES compat6x_enable=YES compat7x_enable=YES kern_securelevel_enable=NO tcp_extensions=YES defaultrouter=10.10.10.1 hostname=me gateway_enable=NO ifconfig_re0=inet 10.10.10.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 linux_enable=YES inetd_enable=NO sendmail_enable=NONE sshd_enable=YES smbd_enable=YES usbd_enable=YES cupsd_enable=YES fusefs_enable=YES fusefs_safe=YES hald_enable=YES dbus_enable=YES powerd_enable=YES # powerd_flags=-i 92 -r 65 -p 200 powerd_flags=-p 200 font8x8=cp850-8x8 font8x14=cp850-8x14 font8x16=cp850-8x16 keymap=br275.iso.acc.kbd [sysctl.conf] debug.cpufreq.lowest=1250 vfs.read_max=32 kern.maxvnodes=40 kern.maxfiles=65536 kern.maxfilesperproc=32768 kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=524288 kern.module_path=/boot/kernel;/boot/modules;/usr/local/modules compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 kern.ipc.shmmax=1036870912 kern.ipc.shmall=261072 Thanks, -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Tunning 8.0 for multiple VMs (VBox)
Hi to all; I have a system where I will be running 5 VBox VMs (3 W2K3, 1 XP 1 Linux) for a lab simulation (work obligations). I have already ran the 5 VMs with a regular load on each and everything went fine. I think VBox is truly a great VM Manager, and it runs better (smoother and faster) in FBSD than in any other OS I tried it (Ubuntu, Winblows and OpenSolaris (!) ). Along the years, I've been running FBSD, picking up info from any Tuning FreeBSD guide I could find, starting with the handbook of course, going through articles and mailing list archives, trying to find a balance that would fit my desktop, among the several roles FreeBSD is used for. I would like to expose the hardware/settings I have now to the list, to see if what I've done is appropriate, over or under rated (or simply stupid), to squeeze every drop of performance FreeBSD can give with what I have. It is pretty fast as it is but it never hurts attempting to make it even better. Please bear 2 things in mind: 1) I am trying to learn here; 2) This is a Desktop machine (not a server!), sitting on my home LAN, behind a properly configured (again, to the best of my modest ability) firewall. It is used for everyday tasks, plus developing and music production. I am posting what I believe to be most relevant. Thank you all before hand for any advice. Here it goes: [Machine] FreeBSD 8.0-PRERELEASE #0 r198930M: Sat Nov 21 14:24:10 BRT 2009 CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (3193.08-MHz K8-class CPU) Cool`n'Quiet 2.0 on cpu0 cpu1: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu2: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu3: ACPI CPU on acpi0 MB: AOD790GX/128M RAM: real mem = 8589934592 (8192 MB) avail mem = 7994658816 (7624 MB) VIDEO:ATI Radeon 3300 Graphics on vgapci0 NET: RealTek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet (yeah, i know...) HD1: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata2-master SATA300 HD2: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata3-master SATA300 [loader.conf] verbose_loading=YES amdtemp_load=YES drm_load=YES radeon_load=YES linux_load=YES vboxdrv_load=YES # vboxnetflt and #vboxnetadp loaded later snd_cmi_load=YES atapicam_load=YES cpufreq_load=YES [rc.conf] background_fsck=NO check_quotas=NO clear_tmp_enable=YES compat4x_enable=YES compat5x_enable=YES compat6x_enable=YES compat7x_enable=YES kern_securelevel_enable=NO tcp_extensions=YES defaultrouter=10.10.10.1 hostname=me gateway_enable=NO ifconfig_re0=inet 10.10.10.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 linux_enable=YES inetd_enable=NO sendmail_enable=NONE sshd_enable=YES smbd_enable=YES usbd_enable=YES cupsd_enable=YES fusefs_enable=YES fusefs_safe=YES hald_enable=YES dbus_enable=YES powerd_enable=YES # powerd_flags=-i 92 -r 65 -p 200 powerd_flags=-p 200 font8x8=cp850-8x8 font8x14=cp850-8x14 font8x16=cp850-8x16 keymap=br275.iso.acc.kbd [sysctl.conf] debug.cpufreq.lowest=1250 vfs.read_max=32 kern.maxvnodes=40 kern.maxfiles=65536 kern.maxfilesperproc=32768 kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=524288 kern.module_path=/boot/kernel;/boot/modules;/usr/local/modules compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 kern.ipc.shmmax=1036870912 kern.ipc.shmall=261072 Thanks, -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Tunning 8.0 for multiple VMs (VBox)
Hi to all; I have a system where I will be running 5 VBox VMs (3 W2K3, 1 XP 1 Linux) for a lab simulation (work obligations). I have already ran the 5 VMs with a regular load on each and everything went fine. I think VBox is truly a great VM Manager, and it runs better (smoother and faster) in FBSD than in any other OS I tried it (Ubuntu, Winblows and OpenSolaris (!) ). Along the years, I've been running FBSD, picking up info from any Tuning FreeBSD guide I could find, starting with the handbook of course, going through articles and mailing list archives, trying to find a balance that would fit my desktop, among the several roles FreeBSD is used for. I would like to expose the hardware/settings I have now to the list, to see if what I've done is appropriate, over or under rated (or simply stupid), to squeeze every drop of performance FreeBSD can give with what I have. It is pretty fast as it is but it never hurts attempting to make it even better. Please bear 2 things in mind: 1) I am trying to learn here; 2) This is a Desktop machine (not a server!), sitting on my home LAN, behind a properly configured (again, to the best of my modest ability) firewall. It is used for everyday tasks, plus developing and music production. I am posting what I believe to be most relevant. Thank you all before hand for any advice. Here it goes: [Machine] FreeBSD 8.0-PRERELEASE #0 r198930M: Sat Nov 21 14:24:10 BRT 2009 CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (3193.08-MHz K8-class CPU) Cool`n'Quiet 2.0 on cpu0 cpu1: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu2: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu3: ACPI CPU on acpi0 MB: AOD790GX/128M RAM: real mem = 8589934592 (8192 MB) avail mem = 7994658816 (7624 MB) VIDEO:ATI Radeon 3300 Graphics on vgapci0 NET: RealTek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet (yeah, i know...) HD1: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata2-master SATA300 HD2: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata3-master SATA300 [loader.conf] verbose_loading=YES amdtemp_load=YES drm_load=YES radeon_load=YES linux_load=YES vboxdrv_load=YES # vboxnetflt and #vboxnetadp loaded later snd_cmi_load=YES atapicam_load=YES cpufreq_load=YES [rc.conf] background_fsck=NO check_quotas=NO clear_tmp_enable=YES compat4x_enable=YES compat5x_enable=YES compat6x_enable=YES compat7x_enable=YES kern_securelevel_enable=NO tcp_extensions=YES defaultrouter=10.10.10.1 hostname=me gateway_enable=NO ifconfig_re0=inet 10.10.10.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 linux_enable=YES inetd_enable=NO sendmail_enable=NONE sshd_enable=YES smbd_enable=YES usbd_enable=YES cupsd_enable=YES fusefs_enable=YES fusefs_safe=YES hald_enable=YES dbus_enable=YES powerd_enable=YES # powerd_flags=-i 92 -r 65 -p 200 powerd_flags=-p 200 font8x8=cp850-8x8 font8x14=cp850-8x14 font8x16=cp850-8x16 keymap=br275.iso.acc.kbd [sysctl.conf] debug.cpufreq.lowest=1250 vfs.read_max=32 kern.maxvnodes=40 kern.maxfiles=65536 kern.maxfilesperproc=32768 kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=524288 kern.module_path=/boot/kernel;/boot/modules;/usr/local/modules compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 kern.ipc.shmmax=1036870912 kern.ipc.shmall=261072 Thanks, -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Tunning 8.0 for multiple VMs (VBox)
Hi to all; I have a system where I will be running 5 VBox VMs (3 W2K3, 1 XP 1 Linux) for a lab simulation (work obligations). I have already ran the 5 VMs with a regular load on each and everything went fine. I think VBox is truly a great VM Manager, and it runs better (smoother and faster) in FBSD than in any other OS I tried it (Ubuntu, Winblows and OpenSolaris (!) ). Along the years, I've been running FBSD, picking up info from any Tuning FreeBSD guide I could find, starting with the handbook of course, going through articles and mailing list archives, trying to find a balance that would fit my desktop, among the several roles FreeBSD is used for. I would like to expose the hardware/settings I have now to the list, to see if what I've done is appropriate, over or under rated (or simply stupid), to squeeze every drop of performance FreeBSD can give with what I have. It is pretty fast as it is but it never hurts attempting to make it even better. Please bear 2 things in mind: 1) I am trying to learn here; 2) This is a Desktop machine (not a server!), sitting on my home LAN, behind a properly configured (again, to the best of my modest ability) firewall. It is used for everyday tasks, plus developing and music production. I am posting what I believe to be most relevant. Thank you all before hand for any advice. Here it goes: [Machine] FreeBSD 8.0-PRERELEASE #0 r198930M: Sat Nov 21 14:24:10 BRT 2009 CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (3193.08-MHz K8-class CPU) Cool`n'Quiet 2.0 on cpu0 cpu1: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu2: ACPI CPU on acpi0 cpu3: ACPI CPU on acpi0 MB: AOD790GX/128M RAM: real mem = 8589934592 (8192 MB) avail mem = 7994658816 (7624 MB) VIDEO:ATI Radeon 3300 Graphics on vgapci0 NET: RealTek PCIe Gigabit Ethernet (yeah, i know...) HD1: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata2-master SATA300 HD2: 476940MB MAXTOR STM3500320AS MX15 at ata3-master SATA300 [loader.conf] verbose_loading=YES amdtemp_load=YES drm_load=YES radeon_load=YES linux_load=YES vboxdrv_load=YES # vboxnetflt and #vboxnetadp loaded later snd_cmi_load=YES atapicam_load=YES cpufreq_load=YES [rc.conf] background_fsck=NO check_quotas=NO clear_tmp_enable=YES compat4x_enable=YES compat5x_enable=YES compat6x_enable=YES compat7x_enable=YES kern_securelevel_enable=NO tcp_extensions=YES defaultrouter=10.10.10.1 hostname=me gateway_enable=NO ifconfig_re0=inet 10.10.10.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 linux_enable=YES inetd_enable=NO sendmail_enable=NONE sshd_enable=YES smbd_enable=YES usbd_enable=YES cupsd_enable=YES fusefs_enable=YES fusefs_safe=YES hald_enable=YES dbus_enable=YES powerd_enable=YES # powerd_flags=-i 92 -r 65 -p 200 powerd_flags=-p 200 font8x8=cp850-8x8 font8x14=cp850-8x14 font8x16=cp850-8x16 keymap=br275.iso.acc.kbd [sysctl.conf] debug.cpufreq.lowest=1250 vfs.read_max=32 kern.maxvnodes=40 kern.maxfiles=65536 kern.maxfilesperproc=32768 kern.ipc.maxsockbuf=524288 kern.module_path=/boot/kernel;/boot/modules;/usr/local/modules compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 kern.ipc.shmmax=1036870912 kern.ipc.shmall=261072 Thanks, -- Mario Lobo http://www.mallavoodoo.com.br FreeBSD since version 2.2.8 [not Pro-Audio YET!!] (99,7% winfoes FREE) ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
