Dear jjlp,
I have solved this problem within our organization, I have managed this by doing the following
1. Remove the E1000 network card
2. Install the VMXNET 3 network card ( You need to have VMware tools installed on the server for the network driver)
3. Increase the Number of Virtual Sockets, by increasing this I had 4 Number of virtual Sockets
4. Decrease the number of Number of cores per socket, by decreasing this I had 2 Number of cores per socket
5. After this I have monitored our VM with Visualesxtop ( VisualEsxtop – VMware Labs )
After this the problem was solved
- Why change network card type?
1. E1000, E1000E and VMXNET3 performance test | Ramses Smeyers
2. Continue to world of virtualization: What’s faster E1000 or VMXNET3 – let’s see what Pass…
Conclusion: By using this new network card the CPU use is lower
Tip: Make sure you delete the old E1000 network card in the device manager before disabling it or else you will have ghost network cards
I hope I have answered your problem?
If you need more help resolving this issue please let me know.
Kind regards,
Martijn