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How do they normally access the files? Local to the VM via dedicated data drive or tru network?<br />
If via dedicated data drive, they should be stored on a dedicated LUN or drive for optimal performance<br />
But if tru network, performance really depends on network bandwidth and load or how congested the network is
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How do they normally access the files? Local to the VM via dedicated data drive or tru network?
If via dedicated data drive, they should be stored on a dedicated LUN or drive for optimal performance
But if tru network, performance really depends on network bandwidth and load or how congested the network is

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We have a std. 10/100 IP network
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We have &lt;100 users and will be putting in a gigabit switch on that floor. Typically the file sizes will be no larger than 100mb. Thanks za!
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We have <100 users and will be putting in a gigabit switch on that floor. Typically the file sizes will be no larger than 100mb. Thanks za!

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I would like an opinion from those who are specifically running VMWare and have workstation users accessing large media files. These files would be Flash, Indesign, photoshop, fireworks and large pdf. Has anyone experienced complaints about performance?
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I would like an opinion from those who are specifically running VMWare and have workstation users accessing large media files. These files would be Flash, Indesign, photoshop, fireworks and large pdf. Has anyone experienced complaints about performance?

VMWare performance with workstations working with large media files

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