NEC Express5800 Fault Tolerant Virtual Server Quick Start Guide
9
7. Open
a
Command Prompt
Window
, type
gpupdate
and press
ENTER
. Confirm the policy success
message.
8. Close
the
Command Prompt
Window
.
Figure 5: Automatic Update setting in Group Policy.
Configuring Windows for Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1
When the operating system installation is complete, configure a number of settings to enable Windows to
provide the best environment for your virtual solution. To configure Windows to create an optimal environment
for Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1, consider the following:
1. Do not use the
/3GB
in
boot.ini
switch to alter Windows memory allocation. For Windows to optimize
the running of the virtual machines, leave the default system memory allocation.
2. Configure
processor scheduling
(Background Services) and
memory usage
(System Cache) as
follows:
a. In
System Properties
, on the
Advanced
tab, in the
Performance
section select
Settings
.
b. In
Performance Options
, select the
Advanced
tab.
c. Configure the settings as shown below.
Figure 6 shows how you should configure the settings on the
Advanced
tab.
