Re: vmware vmx parameters

Hi LiShan,

Good news, Oracle OTN contains vmware skeletons for RAC exercise, ready to deploy.

http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/linux/vmware/cookbook/index.html Regards,
Derya.

On 2/26/06, LiShan Cheng <exriscer_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am installing a 2 node 10gR2 RAC in my labtop using vmware. I have come
> across some doubts
>
> Setup:
> -------------------------------------------
> Host OS: Windows XP PRO SP2
> Guest OS: CentOS 4.2
> VMWare Workstations 5.0
>
> I am using a external USB Drive for all this setup, both Virtual Machines
> and the shared storage.
>
> http://www.seagate.com/products/retail/portable/index.html
>
>
> I have questions regarding vmware parameters, to start with does anyone
> know what does these paraneters do? (I understand they are used for Shared
> Storage). The best list I have found is here:
> http://dev.remotenetworktechnology.com/vmware/vmxfiles.htm
>
> diskLib.dataCacheMaxSize = "0"
> diskLib.dataCacheMaxReadAheadSize = "0"
> diskLib.dataCacheMinReadAheadSize = "0"
> diskLib.dataCachePageSize = "4096"
> diskLib.maxUnsyncedWrites = "0"
> scsi1.present = "TRUE"
> scsi1.sharedBus = "virtual"
> scsi1.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
>
> I cant find anything in Vmware documentation which explains about these
> parameters. Since I am going to use them I would like to know at least what
> am I doing :-)
>
> Regards
>
> LSC
>
>

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