When deploying co-resident VMs by using Cisco UCM, it is important to avoid hardware oversubscription. This means that you should not assign more resources to the VMs than the physical hardware can provide. For example, if you have a server with 16 CPU cores, you should not assign more than 16 CPU cores to the VMs.
If you oversubscribe the hardware, the VMs will not be able to get the resources they need to run properly. This can lead to performance problems and even outages.
To avoid hardware oversubscription, you should carefully plan your VM deployments. You should also monitor the performance of the VMs to make sure that they are not overusing the resources.
Here are some additional tips for deploying co-resident VMs by using Cisco UCM:
Use a virtualization platform that supports Cisco UCM.
Make sure that the VMs have the correct operating system and software installed.
Configure the VMs to use the correct network settings.
Monitor the performance of the VMs to make sure that they are running properly.