Installation guide

CHAPTER 3 Using the VMware Management Interface to Manage Your Virtual Machines
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The Network page also indicates whether traffic shaping is enabled. This setting can
be changed.
Activities you can perform when configuring a virtual machine’s networking
information include:
• Enabling Traffic Shaping on page 115
• Connecting to a Virtual Machine with the VMware Remote Console on page 94
• Using the Virtual Machine Menu on page 95
• Changing the Power State of a Virtual Machine on page 96
• Using Common Controls on page 105
Click the tabs at the top of the page to view more information about the virtual
machine.
Enabling Traffic Shaping
When network traffic shaping is enabled, outbound network bandwidth is limited
according to the values specified here. Because network traffic is bursty, separate
parameters are provided to control both the long-term sustainable Average transmit
rate and the short-term Peak transmit rate. The Burst parameter controls the amount
of data that may be sent in one burst while exceeding the Average rate. The Peak rate
limits the maximum bandwidth during such bursts.
To enable network traffic shaping, complete the following steps.
1. In the Network page, click Edit. The Network Resource Settings page appears.
2. To enable traffic shaping, check Enable Traffic Shaping, then define network
traffic parameters.