We're currently running a couple of continuous build/test agents in VMWare Player. They regularly fail due to timing/speed problems. That is: because there are two VMs on the same box, they contend for (e.g.) disk access and are massively slowed down.
Would upgrading to VMWare Workstation (or Server or ESXi) improve things, or should I request a physical box for one of the agents instead?
Best Answer
Unless you REALLY need the host client functionality you get with Player/Workstation/Server I'd always suggest going with ESXi - it's that much more functional, stable and performant. Obviously it's dedicated at that point but that's the price you pay.