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Deployment Guide
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Post Installation Procedure for PowerEdge 6850
ESX Server running on PowerEdge 6850 using PERC 5/i Integrated controller
may have shared interrupt lines between the USB controller and PERC. To
avoid any performance impact due to the shared interrupts, configure the
ESX Server software to avoid loading the USB drivers.
To achieve this, perform the following steps:
1
Configure the USB controller setting in the PowerEdge 6850 BIOS to
USB on with BIOS support .
This enables support for USB devices both during and after ESX Server
boot process even if USB drivers are not loaded by the ESX Server
software.
2
Remove the following USB module aliases from /etc/modules.conf :
alias usb-controller usb-uhci
alias usb-controller1 ehci-hcd
3
Save /etc/modules.conf and reboot the system.
For more information on shared interrupts in ESX Server, see the knowledge
base article 1290 at
www.vmware.com/support/kb .
Tips for Configuring VMotion
To use the VMotion feature, follow the important guidelines given below:
• VMotion requires the setup of a Gigabit Ethernet migration network and a
VMkernel port group between all ESX Servers configured for VMotion.
• Create consistent network labels for each of the network port groups VMs
are attached to.
More details on VMotion configuration setup can be found at
www.vmware.com/support/pubs .
For VMotion compatibility across PowerEdge systems, see the VMotion and
64-bit VM Compatibility with Dell PowerEdge Servers available in Support
Documents under Resources at www.dell.com/vmware .
Installing ESX Server on PowerEdge Blade Servers
For installing ESX Server on PowerEdge Blade servers, see Deployment of
VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3.x on Dell PowerEdge Blade Servers available in
Support Documents under Resources at www.dell.com/vmware .