Specifications

Administration Guide
98 VMware, Inc.
Figure 3-4. Memory tab
The!Memory!tab!shows!how!much!memory!is!being!used!by!the!virtual!machine!and!
how!memory!resources!are!allocated!to!the!virtual!machine.
Understanding Performance Values
The!values!under!Performance!are!based! on!the!past!five!minutes.!The!period!of!time!
these!statistics!cover!can!be!modified.!See!“Configuring!the!Statistics!Period!for!the!
VMware!Management!Interface”!on!page 81.!Performance!information!values!include:
! Used!Memory!–!Amount!of!memory!allocated!to!the!virtual!machine!when!it!was!
configured,!how!much!memory!has!been!used!recently!by!the!virtual!machine,!and!
how!much!memory!has!been!shared!between!all!running!virtual!machines!on!the!
server!and!within!the!virtual!machine!itself.
! Reclaimed!Memory!–!Amount!of!memory!reclaimed!by!ESX!Server!under!heavy!
loads!or!when!you!are!overcommitting!memory.
! Virtualization!Overhead!–!Amount!of!extra!memory!the!virtual!machine!process!
is!using,!in!addition!to!the!amount!of!memory!allocated!to!it.
Understanding Resource Values
The!values!under!Resources!indicate!a!range!of!system!memory!to!which!the!virtual!
machine!is!entitled.!