Memory limits

Definition of memory limits:

Example:

VM with 2 GB of memory available, the limit of 1 GB, no reserves.

If my ESX host that the virtual machine is running, the available memory, the virtual computer may take a more physical than the memory limit memory.

I ask this question because my understanding is that this is impossible, but when I monitor the performance of the virtual machine.

Granted memory and active memory both cross the line and the Exchange has not filled up.

Please can someone clarify.

Thank you.

Nick

> If my ESX host that the virtual machine is running, the available memory, the virtual computer may take a more physical than the memory limit memory.

No it can't.  I don't know how you configured it, but if it's REALLY a limit, then no it can't take more than you set.  So if you know you want to limit the RAM 1 GB, why not just set up as 1 GB RAM?

You set the limits to the level of the pool or VM?  You can configure the virtual machines within a pool to get a certain memory limit, but if you configure the VM level then it won't go above the limit.

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