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3 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand Memory, and allocate the memory capacity for the virtual
machine.
Option Description
Reservation Guaranteed memory allocation for this virtual machine.
Limit Upper limit for this virtual machine’s memory allocation. Select Unlimited to
specify no upper limit.
Shares The values Low, Normal, High, and Custom are compared to the sum of all
shares of all virtual machines on the server.
4 Click Save.
Change Memory Hot Add Settings
Memory hot add lets you add memory resources for a virtual machine while that virtual machine is turned
on.
Enabling memory hot add produces some memory overhead on the ESXi host for the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
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Power off the virtual machine.
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Verify that the virtual machine has a guest operating system that supports memory hot add
functionality.
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Verify that the virtual machine compatibility is ESXi 4.x and later.
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Verify that VMware Tools is installed.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, expand Memory, and select Enable to enable adding memory to the
virtual machine while it is turned on.
3 Click OK.
Network Virtual Machine Configuration
ESXi networking features provide communication between virtual machines on the same host, between
virtual machines on different hosts, and between other virtual and physical machines. The networking
features also allow management of ESXi hosts and provide communication between VMkernel services
(NFS, iSCSI, or vSphere vMotion) and the physical network. When you configure networking for a virtual
machine, you select or change an adapter type, a network connection, and whether to connect the
network when the virtual machine powers on.
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