initiaL_SET running on VM on my lapt VM: Processor: Intel Core i5-4310U @ 2.59GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 2048 MB DRAM, Disk: 64GB VMware Virtual S, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Audio: Ensoniq ES1371 / Creative, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: CentOS 6.6, Kernel: 2.6.32-504.el6.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.28.2, Display Server: X Server 1.15.0, Display Driver: vmware 13.0.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 10.1.2, Compiler: GCC 4.4.7 20120313, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1366x768, System Layer: VMware IOzone 3.405 Record Size: 4Kb - File Size: 512MB - Disk Test: Write Performance MB/s > Higher Is Better VM . 37.72 |=================================================================== PostMark 1.51 Disk Transaction Performance TPS > Higher Is Better VM . 342 |===================================================================== Stream 2013-01-17 Type: Copy MB/s > Higher Is Better VM . 9868.72 |=================================================================