Hi all
I've got Fusion 6.0.2 running on a Mac Pro with the following specs:
- Mid 2010
- OS X 10.9.2 (tried on 10.9.1 as well)
- 2.8GHz Quad-Core Xeon
- 12GB 1066 DDR3 RAM
- HD 5770 @ 1GB
- 1TB SATA drive @ 7200 rpm
I'm trying to run a 10.9 guest, because I can use the VM to test and re-test images that I push over NetBoot via DeployStudio. AFAIK, Fusion is the only desktop-level virtualization software that supports netboot (please advise if I'm wrong here). I can start up the VM and deploy the iamge to the vmdk okay, although CPU usage runs between 80-90% throughout for the "vmware-vnx" process on my host. When I boot to the OS, and attempt to log in, CPU usage skyrockets over 100%, and has been as high as 300%. The user profile never loads to the desktop, making the VM unworkable. My host OS continues to work fine during this, however. This is 100% repeatable.
I have tried adjusting the RAM in the guest VM from 2GB up to 6GB and it has made no difference. I have tried every different value for # of processors as well, to no avail. I have even blown the VM away and created it with twice as much disk space (80GB, for a ~12GB .dmg image) and the issue persists.
Has anyone else seen this? If so, has anyone been able to resolve? Being able to test netboot imaging in my environment would be a huge boon to the desktop support staff at my company.
Thanks in advance for any tips!