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Re: [PLUG] Using dual Processors with VMware?
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At 01:16 AM 2/14/01 -0500, you wrote:
>On 14 Feb 2001 00:11:54 -0500, Jeff Dean wrote:
>> I run VMware with Win98 and two niced SETI@home processes constantly on a Dual P-II/333 box with 192MB. Windows performance is reasonable. I've also had another VM running NT4, with no problems.
I did the same thing with 128MB and gave the Win98 VM 32MB. After I added the extra RAM I moved the VM to 64MB. It's never appeared to be memory starved, even when running X and a bunch of other apps interactively.
>Do you think the Dual P IIs give you a significant boost above what lots
>of memory would give you?
I don't know, since I've never run this box with only one. I can tell you that it's not thrashing. It depends on the memory needs of your application, I suppose.
>Just to understand what you're saying, what are SETI@home processes? Do
>I assume "niced" processes have the priority turned down on them?
the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence @ home (http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/) distributed computing project. Yes, "niced" means lower priority.
>--
>regs
>rupert
Jeff Dean
jdean@ieee.org
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