2000 server performance

[sternfan]

Hi all,

I have a 2000 SP4 server guest that I converted from a real machine (the original was a dual P3 1ghz with 1gb ram). As a VM it now has two CPUs (the real host ones are 2.2ghz xeons - two dual core) and 2gb ram. So the VM basically has better hardware than the real server it once was.

The problem is that it is a resource hog - the CPUs spike high all the time compared to any other guest I could run - ubuntu, XP, whatever. The server has the guest additions. In fact, I can run multiple guests at the same time and take less resources than this single VM.

Is there anything I am missing or can tweak to stop this?

Thanks,
Rob

[Perryg]

I did this a few times and can tell you that giving Windows 2000 more cores/processors than what it was installed with is the problem. Microsoft strongly suggested to not try to upgrade 2000 to multi-processors but to install new for a reason. You can get it to work by replacing the single to multi kernel, other drivers Etc. but it will not work properly (never did for me).

[sternfan]

thanks for the reply. But it originally had two CPUs & I set the VM to two CPUs. So that's pretty much the same.

Rob

[sternfan]

I've been researching on how to solve this issue, and came across the "execution cap" setting so that a VM won't swamp the host CPUs.

Are there any recommendations on a setting? As bad as the effect of this 2000 server VM is, I am tempted to put it on 50% just to see what happens.

Are there any known issues with setting an execution cap on any other OSes? 2003 server? Ubuntu?

Thanks,
Rob