vmware client slow

[roland]

Hello everybody
I installed Centos 4.2, then vmware server and then a client fed6 and  
Microsoftserver2003.

I only connected two workstations.During a transfer of large files from  
another server to this installation the system gets very slow.I mean very  
slow, hardly acceptable to work with.

If I take a backup on disk with tar, the system also gets slow but not so  
slow.

The server has one Xeon processor and 3 GB ram, 2 x 73GB SATA mirroring.

Is there a way to test this system. When I try free and top this shows  
information as if the whole memory is used. What do I have to look for.  
What do I have to investigate on Vmware?

Thanks for help. I convinced the client to switch to linux, but I don't  
think he is convinced. :)
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Roland Brouwers
C.A.T. bvba