Hello!
Im having an issue here with a server the spec is :
Host OS : Linux gentos, kernel 2.6.18-53.1.21.e15, SMP x86_64
2 Psysical AMD 2.2Ghz OPTERON 275 stepping 02 64bit , total 4 cores incl virtual ones.
Total of 8GB RAM.
Seperate Raid 1, Raid 5 for virtual machines.
Virtual Machines are : Windows 2003 Small Business Server 32bit , Windows 2003 Standard R2 Server 32bit.
Vmx files from booth Vms :
Windows 2003 Small Business Server
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"
mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"
MemTrimRate = "0"
memsize = "3600"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows Server 2003 Small Business.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "D:"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "Windows Server 2003 Small Business"
guestOS = "winnetbusiness"
autostart = "poweron"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d 30 b9 6f f0 bc 8d-0e 1c e0 b7 0a 3f 89 72"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 73 02 70 49 e6 5c-9f bd d2 aa 32 9a 84 5b"
ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:9a:84:5b"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
ide1:0.clientDevice = "TRUE"
ide1:0.startConnected = "TRUE"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
tools.syncTime = "FALSE"
workingDir = "."
autostop = "poweroff"
numvcpus = "1"
Windows 2003 Standard Server R2
#!/usr/bin/vmware
config.version = "8"
virtualHW.version = "4"
scsi0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0.virtualDeV = "lsilogic"
mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"
MemTrimRate = "0"
memsize = "3600"
scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"
scsi0:0.fileName = "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition.vmdk"
ide1:0.present = "TRUE"
ide1:0.fileName = "/dev/cdrom"
ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-raw"
floppy0.fileName = "/dev/fd0"
Ethernet0.present = "TRUE"
displayName = "Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition"
guestOS = "winnetstandard"
priority.grabbed = "normal"
priority.ungrabbed = "normal"
ide1:0.autodetect = "FALSE"
ide1:0.clientDevice = "FALSE"
scsi0:0.redo = ""
ide1:0.startConnected = "FALSE"
ethernet0.addressType = "generated"
uuid.location = "56 4d be 0b 6d c6 2e fc-a1 3b 74 d2 37 31 38 e9"
uuid.bios = "56 4d 30 8a 00 1b 5f 24-36 9b e6 a6 eb c0 c6 8b"
ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:0c:29:c0:c6:8b"
ethernet0.generatedAddressOffset = "0"
tools.syncTime = "TRUE"
autostart = "poweron"
autostop = "poweroff"
workingDir = "."
numvcpus = "1"
floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"
floppy0.autodetect = "TRUE"
Now to the problem. The Windows Standard Server CPU sometimes uses 90-100% on normal tasks like, starting up outlook, logon process etc. I think it uses to much cpu for small things, anyhow. The real big issue is after some time, the cpu with land very high and the VM will hang. And the ethernet connection is no longer available not even ping! I have to shutdown the VM and Start it again, and its okej for a while.
I have tried to use numvcpus="2" but that makes the VM even slower!! the taskmanager shows no special activity, actually it performs normal, but the VM is so slow and hangs every 5 second or so.
vmware log file .
Jun 09 10:11:59: app| HOSTINFO: Seeing AMD CPU, numCoresPerCPU 2 numThreadsPerCore 1.
Jun 09 10:11:59: app| HOSTINFO: This machine has 2 physical CPUS, 4 total cores, and 4 logical CPUs.
Any help on this issue? 
im desperate!