Additional Configuration; Cpu Reservations - Polycom RealPresence 800s Getting Started Manual

RealPresence Collaboration Server 800s/Virtual Edition Getting Started Guide

Additional Configuration

To ensure the best performance of the MCU and the most efficient use of the physical server the following
manual configurations must be performed:
● CPU Reservations
● CPU Affinity
● RAM Allocation
● RAM Reservation
These manual configurations are not mandatory; however, not performing these manual configurations may
result in degraded video and audio performance. These configurations may be performed later, but CPU
reservations can only be done after shutting down the virtual machine.
Depending on the environment, the virtual machine might need a Network Interface Card (NIC) from
the host dedicated for the virtual machine. For more information, refer to your VMware administrator.

CPU Reservations

CPUs should be reserved for the virtual machine to ensure that a sufficient number of CPUs will be available
during high usage.
Do not allocate all the cores to the virtual machine. At least two cores must remain unallocated,
regardless of the number of cores present, how many licenses are purchased, and what other virtual
machines will be present.
To reserve CPUs for the virtual machine:
1 In the VMware vSphere Client, right-click on the deployed MCU and then click Edit Settings...
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