Increase memory resource limit while VM is running

Hi all

I have a virtual machine that is configured with 8 GB of RAM. I happened to look at the tab of the assignment of resources and noticed that its limit of memory is only 4 GB. Here are my stats client quick real memory:

Private: 4,09 GB

Transit: 221 MB

Traded: 0

Compressed: 0

Climbed: 3.28 GB

Compress: 415 MB

Active principles: 1.04 GB

My question is this: if I change the settings for this virtual machine while it is running and to increase the memory limit, what will become of the VM? It will slowly reduce his balloon, or should I it reboot?

The guest OS is CentOS 5.6 32-bit.

Thanks in advance!

Matt

By setting the limit that you forced the vmkernel to use memory ball - by removing the limit now allows the vmkernel provide the physical ram if available it sounds like it was available, but it takes time as you have learned.

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