Tag: BIOS

Virtual Machine Hardware Version does make a difference

John Borhek How to guides, Linux, News, Operating Systems, Testing and Qualification, Ubuntu, VMware, VMware ESXi January 24, 2018

For years, I have dismissed Virtual Machine Hardware version as unimportant. In fact, in this very blog, I may have advocated for leaving VM Hardware Version set at 8, to maintain full compatibility with both the vSphere C# Client and the vSphere Web Client. Unfortunately, thanks to Spectre and Meltdown, things have changed. Updating your
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Mission Critical Virtual Machines on VMware vSphere

John Borhek How to guides, Operating Systems, VMware, VMware vSphere, Windows, Windows Server October 21, 2015

Building Mission Critical VMs on VMware vSphere is pretty simple. There are just a few commonly acknowledged Best Practices with which to adhere, regardless of whether you are installing Windows or Linux: Use Paravirtualized drivers wherever possible Remove unnecessary hardware from the VM (settings) Disable unnecessary or unused devices in BIOS Assign no more resources
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