Best Practices When Deploying VMware vSphere on the HP ProLiant DL980 (updated October 2012)

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to 10 Gb. For example, install the optional HP NC524SFP Dual Port 10GbE Module to upgrade two of the four embedded
network ports from 1 Gb to 10 Gb.
To use vCenter to configure NetIOC, follow these steps:
1. Enable NetIOC on the desired network switch by navigating to Properties > Resource Allocation.
2. Set the desired bandwidth shares once NetIOC is enabled by right-clicking the appropriate resource pool and using
the Edit Settings menu.
3. See the VMware ESX/ESXi Configuration Guide if you need more information:
vmware.com/support/pubs
Figure 7: Enabling OS Control Mode Using RBSU
Disabling VMkernel boot flag “usePCC”
Both HP and VMware recommend disabling usePCC if the option above was not set (HP Power regulator = OS Control
mode).
This can be achieved using several methods: through the BIOS via HP RBSU (Rom based Setup Utility) or through VMware
boot settings.
First method
To disable Collaborative Power control in the BIOS, follow these steps:
1. Reboot the server and press F9 when prompted during POST.
2. Navigate through the BIOS menu to to Power Management Options>Advanced Power Management Options>
Collaborative Power Control.
3. Ensure Collaborative Power Control is disabled by selecting Disabled if necessary (see Figure 8).