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The "minimum RAM" terminology is left over from when VCL started and only did bare-metal provisioning. The idea was that if an image needed 4GB of RAM to run and you had some computers with only 2GB of RAM, the image would never be assigned to a computer with less than 4GB of RAM, but could be assigned to a computer with more than 4GB of RAM. For VMs, we found it made the most sense to just specify the specs desired for the VM. However, we should have also updated the terms to be displayed differently for VM vs bare metal images. I just created VCL-605 to ensure these terms are updated in the next release. Josh On Monday, July 30, 2012 1:18:20 PM Hechler, Adam wrote: > Thanks Mike, > > So after I capture the image, I go into Edit Image Profiles and edit the one > I just captured? I'm confused because those advanced options say "Minimum > RAM." Is it not really the "minimum RAM" but rather "specific RAM?" Why > is the VCL dropping the RAM down to 512MB when the original image (before > capture) had 2048MB? > > Adam > > From: Waldron, Michael H [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 9:12 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: RAM after capture > > Adam > > The amount of RAM assigned to the VM is set on the image profile. Edit the > image profile under Manage Images, and click on Advance Options. The RAM > setting there is what will be assigned to a VM whenever that particular > image is loaded. > > Mike Waldron > Systems Specialist > ITS Research Computing > University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill > CB #3420, ITS Manning, Rm 2509 > 919-962-9778 > ________________________________ > From: Hechler, Adam [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 9:07 AM > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: RAM after capture > Hi everyone, > > Maybe this is a simple one but I haven't been able to find an answer in any > docs. > > We are using VMWare Server 2 and VCL 2.2.1 > > I have a Windows XP image on the VMWare Server. It has a 50GB HD and 2 GB of > RAM. When I capture it into VCL, it only has 512MB of RAM. All of our > "computers" in the VCL are configured to allow for 4GB of RAM. Is there a > flag or setting I should be checking? > Do I just manually change the RAM on the vm (using the VI Client) after > capturing it? I'm hesitant to manually change things due to our previous > errors/issues. > > We have some engineering software that is definitely going to need the 2GB > of RAM. > > Thanks, > Adam > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Adam Hechler > Senior Analyst /PC Systems Administrator > Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute > 275 Windsor Street > Hartford, CT 06120 USA > Ph: 860-548-2446 > Email: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Web: http://www.ewp.rpi.edu<http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/> - -- - ------------------------------- Josh Thompson VCL Developer North Carolina State University my GPG/PGP key can be found at pgp.mit.edu All electronic mail messages in connection with State business which are sent to or received by this account are subject to the NC Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlAWloYACgkQV/LQcNdtPQNpowCfRp18AKoyL3p9VxWbhfFpmTL1 XXsAnA/uH4unNuDfcKyYxQzANkcwUa4g =MOlt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
