Performance issues for VMs when using VMware Tools 11.0.0 - 11.0.6

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi
• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

When AppInfo is enabled, the virtual machine experiences high CPU load every 30 minutes.

Environment

   VMware Tools 11.0.0
   VMware Tools 11.0.1
   VMware Tools 11.0.5
   VMware Tools 11.0.6

Cause

The cause is mentioned in the KB published by Omnissa:
Performance issues for Horizon VMs when using VMware Tools 

Resolution

This issue can be avoided in version 11.1.0 or later, or in version 12.x.

There is a KB published on Omnissa to resolve this issue:
Performance issues for Horizon VMs when using VMware Tools