Poor virtual machine application performance may be caused by processor power management settings

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Issue

  • Virtual machine application/network performance is poor when compared to another host.
  • Applications run slower than expected. When they are moved to another host, performance improves.
  • Virtual machines encounter higher than expected CPU %Ready times in ESXTOP.
  • Processor Power Management (Power Saving, Power Scaling) is impacting application performance on virtual machines.

Environment

  • HP ProLiant servers with the HP Power Profile option (ProLiant G6 or greater)
  • HP ProLiant servers without the HP Power Profile option
  • Dell PowerEdge 11th Generation servers with BIOS
  • Dell PowerEdge 12th Generation servers with UEFI BIOS

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