If I run FreeNAS in a Parallels VM using the FreeBSD 5 profile, after loading the ISO, the system maintains a constant 20% CPU load on both cores using a Macbook Pro Core2 Duo with 2G of RAM and 10.4.8 and Parallels build 1970. By contrast, WinXP uses only 2-5% at idle. You should be able to replicate this by downloading the FreeNAS ISO from their website, creating a similar profile, and then leaving the build alone.
You're lucky. Parallels has always used 40% CPU (ie 20% on each CPU) running Windows XP. I bought Parallels back in June and it's been the same for each version of Parallels I've used. I emailed support on 9th September and again on 15th September and was ignored each time. It seems customer service isn't a strong point.
I apologize for the inconvenience. Our Support is full of work. We are aware of such problem and working on the update.
ballymaloe, Thanks for bringing the issue to our attention. We have it reproduced internally and working on the problem now. rbirkby, Can you please check WinXP task manager for any guest processes that could consume a lot of CPU? In general, what is guest total CPU load when WinXP is idle? Best regards, Tim
Thanks, I look forward to an update that addresses this. Additionally, you might wish to include a reference to FreeBSD 6 in your existing profiles.
