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  • 1.  LAN spikes

    Posted May 12, 2014 04:02 PM

    I have a Windows 2008 R2(fully patched) machine with SQL 2008(patched).  During random parts of the day the LAN usage will spike to 100% for just a moment, drop down to almost nothing for about 10 seconds then spike again. It reports this in Windows but not in vCenter.  It repeats this for various periods of the day.  Rebooting this server clears it up for a while.  It does this with SQL turned off as well.  No files are shared out on it.  Has anyone seen this.  We're running ESXi 5.1.



  • 2.  RE: LAN spikes

    Posted May 13, 2014 09:17 AM

    Did you check TCP connections on guest OS?



  • 3.  RE: LAN spikes

    Posted May 13, 2014 11:36 AM

    I did a netstat and nothing out of the ordinary.



  • 4.  RE: LAN spikes

    Posted May 13, 2014 11:41 AM

    Which type of virtual NIC is using by you on them? VMXNET or E1000?



  • 5.  RE: LAN spikes

    Posted May 13, 2014 11:46 AM

    vmxnet3.  just a single nic.



  • 6.  RE: LAN spikes

    Posted May 13, 2014 12:08 PM

    Try to install latest VMware Tools. IT's available at this path: Index of /45848/tools