http://www.virtualizationhowto.

com/2014/10/performance-tweaks-vmware-workstation
-10/
http://faq.sanbarrow.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=78&id=76&artlang=en
http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-config-ini.html
Settings.ini file is located file either at C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Worksta
tion\or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware Works
tation\folders, depending on your operating system.
For VMware Fusion on Mac and Linux instead of mainMem.useNamedFile you have to s
et mainMem.backing flag.
VMware Fusion Config files are located at:/Users/username/Library/Preferences/VM
ware Fusion/preferences and/Users/username/Library/Preferences/VMware Fusion/con
fig
Tweak: Disable VM ram swap files
mainmem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"
Preferences > Memory > Additional Memory > select Fit all virtual machine memory
into reserved host RAM
Tweak: Enable hardware virtualization
Workstation 11 / Player 7 / Fusion 7
Virtualized HV is fully supported for virtual hardware version 9 or later VMs on
hosts that support Intel VT-x and EPT or AMD-V and RVI. To enable virtualized H
V, select VM->Settings and navigate to the processor settings screen. Check the
box next to "Virtualize Intel VT-x/EPT or AMD-V/RVI."
https://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-8970
Tweak: Disable Unity Mode
Unity might be a great feature for running virtual desktops operating systems, b
ut it is not the most useful for virtualizing server OS. An annoying sign of ena
bled unity is GuestAppsCache or caches folder with a large number of files in it
s appData-subfolder. In order to disable it for your VM, open your .vmx file in
a text editor and add the following line:
isolation.tools.unity.disable="TRUE"
unity.allowCompositingInGuest="FALSE"
unity.enableLaunchMenu = "FALSE"
unity.showBadges = "FALSE"
unity.showBorders = "FALSE"
unity.wasCapable = "FALSE"
Tweak: Disk & Memory I/O Performance Optimization
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=display
KC&externalId=1008885
Disable memory trimming:
MemTrimRate = "0"
Disable page sharing:
sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE"
Disable snapshots if you are not using them and prefer full backups:
snapshot.disabled = "TRUE"
Disable scale down of memory allocation:
MemAllowAutoScaleDown = "FALSE"

Tweak: Misc Performance Hacks

# Fusion Performance Hacks
vmware.vmx["logging"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["MemTrimRate"] = "0"
vmware.vmx["MemAllowAutoScaleDown"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["mainMem.backing"] = "swap"
vmware.vmx["sched.mem.pshare.enable"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["snapshot.disabled"] = "TRUE"
vmware.vmx["isolation.tools.unity.disable"] = "TRUE"
vmware.vmx["unity.allowCompostingInGuest"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["unity.enableLaunchMenu"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["unity.showBadges"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["unity.showBorders"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["unity.wasCapable"] = "FALSE"
vmware.vmx["vhv.enable"] = "TRUE"
http://openstackcookbook.com/2014/11/18/creating-a-vmware-workstation-sandbox-en
vironment-for-the-openstack-cloud-computing-cookbook/
http://www.turnadmin.com/create-hyper-v-virtualization-lab-inside-vmware-worksta
tion-10/
http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/VMware+Security+Recommendations+
and+Best+Practices#VMwareSecurityRecommendationsandBestPractices-BestPractices
Snapshots http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&c
md=displayKC&externalId=1009402
Virtualized Visual Studio 2013 VMware Fusion https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/li
brary/windows/apps/jj945426.aspx
http://pubs.vmware.com/view-50/index.jsp?topic=/com.vmware.view.administration.d
oc/GUID-E712DAE6-88DF-4208-BEFA-09513A01A26E.html
http://pubs.vmware.com/view-50/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.view.administration
.doc%2FGUID-E938922D-7DFD-41E7-A774-0C81CAE6595C.html
https://pubs.vmware.com/view-51/index.jsp#com.vmware.view.administration.doc/GUI
D-E712DAE6-88DF-4208-BEFA-09513A01A26E.html
https://pubs.vmware.com/view-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.view.administratio
n.doc%2FGUID-E938922D-7DFD-41E7-A774-0C81CAE6595C.html
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1)Power Options > High Performance Plan
2)Screen Saver > None
3)Disable Background Disk Defragmentation > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ Micros
oft\Dfrg\BootOptimizeFunction] "Enable"="N" Settings > Uncheck Run on a schedule
4)Disable System Protection > System Properties > System Protection > Configure
5)Disable Scheduled Disk Optimization > Local Disk Properties > Tools > Optimize
6)Disable Hibernation > Elevated CMD > powercfg -h off
7)System Performance > Settings Visual Effects to Custom > Uncheck options