VM virtio network performances

2024-06-21 Thread Patrick Chemla

Hi all,

I am using libvirt for more than 10 years, and I have installed it on 
lot of servers, with dozens of VMs. Network performances from VMs to 
host have always been at top.


But first time I am in front of this problem:

Replacing an old platform made of 2 servers Fedora (36 upgraded to) 37 
by 2 servers (H/W stronger) with Fedora 39, same .qcow2 diskimages for 
VMs, I found out that response times are 2,5 times higher on the new 
platform than the old one.


I have check H/W, new are better.

I have check standard network configuration, identical, virtio is best 
(same as older) like I saw in my google searches.


Then I checked network performances:

On old platform, from VM1 to guest:
iperf3

[ ID] Interval   Transfer Bitrate Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  27.7 GBytes  23.8 Gbits/sec    0 
sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  27.7 GBytes  23.8 Gbits/sec 
 receiver


On new platform:

[ ID] Interval   Transfer Bitrate Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  2.67 GBytes  2.29 Gbits/sec   17 
sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  2.67 GBytes  2.29 Gbits/sec 
 receiver


So intrinsic network performances are ten times better on old platform.

All VMs network definitions are identical:


 
 
 
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On the host:

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chatGPT has no clue too.

May I have some help?

Thx

Patrick



Re: VM virtio network performances

2024-06-23 Thread Patrick Chemla

Hi,

Anyone can help?

Thanks

Patrick

Le 21/06/2024 à 10:57 AM, Patrick Chemla a écrit :


Hi all,

I am using libvirt for more than 10 years, and I have installed it on 
lot of servers, with dozens of VMs. Network performances from VMs to 
host have always been at top.


But first time I am in front of this problem:

Replacing an old platform made of 2 servers Fedora (36 upgraded to) 37 
by 2 servers (H/W stronger) with Fedora 39, same .qcow2 diskimages for 
VMs, I found out that response times are 2,5 times higher on the new 
platform than the old one.


I have check H/W, new are better.

I have check standard network configuration, identical, virtio is best 
(same as older) like I saw in my google searches.


Then I checked network performances:

On old platform, from VM1 to guest:
iperf3

[ ID] Interval   Transfer Bitrate Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  27.7 GBytes  23.8 Gbits/sec    0 
sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  27.7 GBytes  23.8 Gbits/sec 
 receiver


On new platform:

[ ID] Interval   Transfer Bitrate Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  2.67 GBytes  2.29 Gbits/sec   17 
sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  2.67 GBytes  2.29 Gbits/sec 
 receiver


So intrinsic network performances are ten times better on old platform.

All VMs network definitions are identical:


 
 
 
 function='0x0'/>

   

On the host:

 default
 cfcfeeb6-3aa2-4732-9ca4-caf5b6554f2a
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 


chatGPT has no clue too.

May I have some help?

Thx

Patrick