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diff --git a/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst b/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst index 45e2633c..b601a49f 100644 --- a/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst +++ b/docs/installation/virtual/gns3.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +:lastproofread: 2021-07-24 + .. _vyos-on-gns3: VyOS on GNS3 @@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ VM setup First, a virtual machine (VM) for the VyOS installation must be created in GNS3. -Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template** and choose select +Go to the GNS3 **File** menu, click **New template** and select **Manually create a new Template**. .. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-01.png @@ -101,7 +103,7 @@ you want to install. .. figure:: /_static/images/gns3-14.png -.. note:: You probably will want to accept to copy the .iso file to your +.. note:: You will probably want to accept, to copy the .iso file to your default image directory when you are asked. In the **Network** tab, set **0** as the number of adapters, set the diff --git a/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst b/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst index 6feb95ba..8f201920 100644 --- a/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst +++ b/docs/installation/virtual/vmware.rst @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +:lastproofread: 2021-07-24
+
.. _vyosonvmware:
Running on VMWare ESXi
@@ -6,20 +8,31 @@ Running on VMWare ESXi ESXi 5.5 or later
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-.ova files are available for supporting users, and a VyOS can also be stood up using a generic Linux instance, and attaching the bootable ISO file and installing from the ISO
-using the normal process around `install image`.
+.ova files are available for supporting users, and a VyOS can also be stood up
+using a generic Linux instance, and attaching the bootable ISO file and
+installing from the ISO using the normal process around `install image`.
-.. NOTE:: There have been previous documented issues with GRE/IPSEC tunneling using the E1000 adapter on the VyOS guest, and use of the VMXNET3 has been advised.
+.. NOTE:: There have been previous documented issues with GRE/IPSEC tunneling
+ using the E1000 adapter on the VyOS guest, and use of the VMXNET3 has been
+ advised.
Memory Contention Considerations
--------------------------------
-When the underlying ESXi host is approaching ~92% memory utilisation it will start the balloon process in s a 'soft' state to start reclaiming memory from guest operating systems.
-This causes an artifical pressure using the vmmemctl driver on memory usage on the virtual guest. As VyOS by default does not have a swap file, this vmmemctl pressure is unable to
-force processes to move in memory data to the paging file, and blindly consumes memory forcing the virtual guest into a low memory state with no way to escape. The balloon can expand to 65% of
-guest allocated memory, so a VyOS guest running >35% of memory usage, can encounter an out of memory situation, and trigger the kernel oom_kill process. At this point a weighted
-lottery favouring memory hungry processes will be run with the unlucky winner being terminated by the kernel.
-
-It is advised that VyOS routers are configured in a resource group with adequate memory reservations so that ballooning is not inflicted on virtual VyOS guests.
+When the underlying ESXi host is approaching ~92% memory utilisation it will
+start the balloon process in a 'soft' state to start reclaiming memory from
+guest operating systems. This causes an artifical pressure using the vmmemctl
+driver on memory usage on the virtual guest. As VyOS by default does not have
+a swap file, this vmmemctl pressure is unable to force processes to move in
+memory data to the paging file, and blindly consumes memory forcing the
+virtual guest into a low memory state with no way to escape. The balloon can
+expand to 65% of guest allocated memory, so a VyOS guest running >35% of
+memory usage, can encounter an out of memory situation, and trigger the kernel
+oom_kill process. At this point a weighted lottery favouring memory hungry
+processes will be run with the unlucky winner being terminated by the kernel.
+
+It is advised that VyOS routers are configured in a resource group with
+adequate memory reservations so that ballooning is not inflicted on virtual
+VyOS guests.
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