Vista - Hyper-V cached physical memory

02-16-2009

My host has 32 GB of RAM

Task manager says I have nearly 10 GB of 'cached' memory, so my VM won't
start (even though the sum of memory allocated for all the VMs is less than
25 GB)

How can I free up this memory? (short of a reboot)

??

Thanks
Blake

02-18-2009

I have 32 GB total

I have about 22 GB allocated to existing VMs

The VM that wouldn't start was allocated 2 GB

I realize that the parent requires some RAM, but it shouldn't be more than a
couple of GB

It seemed that this 'cached' memory was unavailable for allocation to a
Hyper-V VM, which is problematic

"Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23np7g0XkJHA.500@xxxxxx

Quote:

> The "cached" memory as reported in Task Manager is essentiallly the space
> used to hold file content to reduce overhead if it is needed again. When
> an application requires additional RAM, Windows will automatically free up
> space used for the cache so it is available for use by the application, or
> in this case, a virtual machine.
>
> What is the amount of RAM you have specified for the virtual machine? Some
> RAM will always be needed for Windows, applications running in the
> "Parent" machine and the Hyper-V service itself. In Task Manager, look at
> the value shown in the "Memory" box. This is (approximately) the amount
> of RAM currently in use ignoring the cache.
>
> --
> Bruce Sanderson
> http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders
>
> It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.
>
>
>
> "Blake" <blake.duffey@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uBRbEEIkJHA.1408@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> My host has 32 GB of RAM
>>
>> Task manager says I have nearly 10 GB of 'cached' memory, so my VM won't
>> start (even though the sum of memory allocated for all the VMs is less
>> than 25 GB)
>>
>> How can I free up this memory? (short of a reboot)
>>
>> ??
>>
>> Thanks
>> Blake
>>

>

02-16-2009	#1 (permalink)
Blake n/a posts	Hyper-V cached physical memory My host has 32 GB of RAM Task manager says I have nearly 10 GB of 'cached' memory, so my VM won't start (even though the sum of memory allocated for all the VMs is less than 25 GB) How can I free up this memory? (short of a reboot) ?? Thanks Blake
My System Specs

02-18-2009	#2 (permalink)
Blake n/a posts	Re: Hyper-V cached physical memory I have 32 GB total I have about 22 GB allocated to existing VMs The VM that wouldn't start was allocated 2 GB I realize that the parent requires some RAM, but it shouldn't be more than a couple of GB It seemed that this 'cached' memory was unavailable for allocation to a Hyper-V VM, which is problematic "Bruce Sanderson" <bsanders@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23np7g0XkJHA.500@xxxxxx Quote: > The "cached" memory as reported in Task Manager is essentiallly the space > used to hold file content to reduce overhead if it is needed again. When > an application requires additional RAM, Windows will automatically free up > space used for the cache so it is available for use by the application, or > in this case, a virtual machine. > > What is the amount of RAM you have specified for the virtual machine? Some > RAM will always be needed for Windows, applications running in the > "Parent" machine and the Hyper-V service itself. In Task Manager, look at > the value shown in the "Memory" box. This is (approximately) the amount > of RAM currently in use ignoring the cache. > > -- > Bruce Sanderson > http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders > > It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question. > > > > "Blake" <blake.duffey@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:uBRbEEIkJHA.1408@xxxxxx Quote: >> My host has 32 GB of RAM >> >> Task manager says I have nearly 10 GB of 'cached' memory, so my VM won't >> start (even though the sum of memory allocated for all the VMs is less >> than 25 GB) >> >> How can I free up this memory? (short of a reboot) >> >> ?? >> >> Thanks >> Blake >> >
My System Specs

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