Smoothwall - ESX 4 VMTools?

Macinator · 24-11-2009, 04:30 PM

I just upgraded my server to ESX 4 from ESX 3.5. With ESX 4 there is of course a whole new set of VMTools. On my Windows based servers I could swear I see a performance bump since ESX 4 and the new drivers.

My Network Guardian is running on VMWare and has always shown the "VMware guest supporting server" as green which I assume is the Smoothwall version of the VMTools.

Can and/or should the VMTools be upgraded on the Network Guardian box? Would there be any benefit or should I just leave what is working alone?

Directions for making the change are fairly well documented on the Smoothwall Express forums. I don't want to screw up anything Smoothwall maintains on their paid Smoothwalls and I don't know how much the Express deviates from the real Smoothwall version.

Thanks for any insight you can provide,

Scott

rob_f · 24-11-2009, 05:04 PM

We'll have a look and see what's different in the Linux versions of these drivers. Mostly I think the v4 tools are to support the new hardware spec, mainly with regards to graphics, sound, mouse etc. - which are irrelevant on the Smoothie. But certainly the disk and network drivers are worth a look, so we'll keep you posted.

Thanks!

~

Macinator · 24-11-2009, 05:21 PM

Excellent! And as always, thanks a bunch for all the great work on the product and the quick response to Smoothwall questions!

Scott

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Macinator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Smoothwall - ESX 4 VMTools? I just upgraded my server to ESX 4 from ESX 3.5. With ESX 4 there is of course a whole new set of VMTools. On my Windows based servers I could swear I see a performance bump since ESX 4 and the new drivers. My Network Guardian is running on VMWare and has always shown the "VMware guest supporting server" as green which I assume is the Smoothwall version of the VMTools. Can and/or should the VMTools be upgraded on the Network Guardian box? Would there be any benefit or should I just leave what is working alone? Directions for making the change are fairly well documented on the Smoothwall Express forums. I don't want to screw up anything Smoothwall maintains on their paid Smoothwalls and I don't know how much the Express deviates from the real Smoothwall version. Thanks for any insight you can provide, Scott

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24-11-2009, 05:04 PM	#2
rob_f Join Date: May 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 132 Thanks: 8 Thanked 33 Times in 25 Posts Rep Power: 9	We'll have a look and see what's different in the Linux versions of these drivers. Mostly I think the v4 tools are to support the new hardware spec, mainly with regards to graphics, sound, mouse etc. - which are irrelevant on the Smoothie. But certainly the disk and network drivers are worth a look, so we'll keep you posted. Thanks! ~

24-11-2009, 05:21 PM	#3
Macinator Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	Excellent! And as always, thanks a bunch for all the great work on the product and the quick response to Smoothwall questions! Scott

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