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To set priority preferences, in the Host Settings dialog box, click the Priority tab.
The priority settings here are used by all virtual machines unless a virtual machine
configuration overrides the global setting with a local setting. To change the local
setting for a particular virtual machine, and override the global settings, open the
virtual machine you want to adjust, choose
VM > Settings , click the Options tab,
select Advanced , then use the drop-down lists under Process priorities to make the
setting you want for that virtual machine.
There are three possible process scheduling priorities: low, normal and high. The
typical process on the host runs at normal priority. If you set the priority of the virtual
machine to low, that virtual machine has lower priority than other processes on the
host. If you set the priority of the virtual machine to normal, that virtual machine
contends with all the processes on the host. If you set the virtual machine priority to
high, that virtual machine gets priority over other processes on the host.
GSX Server gives you the option to automatically change the process scheduling
priority that applies when the virtual machine grabs and ungrabs keyboard and
mouse input. For more information on grabbing and ungrabbing input, see
Changing
Your Input Settings on page 157 .
The four possible process priorities are
• high - normal: When input is grabbed, GSX Server gets priority over other
processes on the host. When input is not grabbed, GSX Server contends with all
the processes on the host.
• high - low: When input is grabbed, GSX Server gets priority over other processes
on the host. When input is not grabbed, GSX Server has lower priority than other
processes on the host.