Guest OS slow restart and shutdown on VMware ESX4

[echo82]

Hi,

i have a problem when shutdown or restart my VM that running windows 2003 it take 6-10 minutes but when i move the VM to another VMware ESXi 4 shutdown and restart fast like normal.

Server spec (ESX4) : Xeon 5520, 4GB, 250GB SATA and each VM i give 1GB RAM and only 2 VM running on this server

Server spec (ESXi4) : Xeon 3360,2GB, 250GB SATA

Thanks

[AndreTheGiant]

Check if with only 1 running VM you have the same problem.

Maybe the HD is the bottleneck.

Andre

[echo82]

Hi Andre,

Even i run 1 VM is same is still slow. Do you know how to fix this?

Thanks

[AndreTheGiant]

Do you confirm that is faster on the X3360 machine?

How many vCPU do you have in the VM?

It is a terminal server or XenApp server?

Andre

[echo82]

Yes x3360 is faster than x5520

vCPU/VM is only 1 is same for both server.

The VM is running as PDC, AV server, WSUS, vCenter. On x5520 i run only 2 VM/physical server. x3360 i run multiple Application server like WSUS, PDC and VMware Update Service, Vyatta vrouter without any issue of restart or shutdown.

Thanks

[AndreTheGiant]

The CPU frequency is different, but it's really a similar difference.

Have you tried some disk benchmark inside the VM to see if there is a BIG difference between the two servers?

Andre