How do I set memory ballooning in VMware?

To re-enable the balloon driver in a virtual machine:

Log into the guest OS.
Click Start > Run, type regedit , and press Enter. The Registry Editor window opens.
Navigate to: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\VMMEMCTL.
Change the Start key from 4 to 2.
Save the setting and restart the guest OS.

What causes memory ballooning in VMware?

Ballooning in short is a process where the hypervisor reclaims memory back from the virtual machine. Ballooning is an activity that happens when the ESXi host is running out of physical memory. The demand of the virtual machine is too high for the host to handle.

How do I force VMware tools to install?

Procedure

Select the menu command to mount the VMware Tools virtual disc on the guest operating system.
If you are using vCenter Server and are performing an upgrade or reinstallation, in the Install/Upgrade VMware Tools dialog box, select Interactive Tools Installation or Interactive Tools Upgrade and click OK.

What is ballooning in VMware ESX used for?

What is the key function of the balloon driver in the memory ballooning technique?

The balloon driver tracks the memory allocations from one virtual machine to another. The main objective of memory ballooning is to enable a virtual machine to get the memory it needs to meet a certain process or application demand spike.

What is balloon driver?

The balloon driver allows the host to efficiently allocate and memory to the guest and allow free memory to be allocated to other guests and processes.

How do you stop a ballooning virtual machine?

Disabling balloon drivers can be done by editing the configuration parameter of the virtual machine.

Power down the virtual machine.
Right Click the virtual machine and click Edit Settings.
Go to Options Tab > Advanced > General.

How do I manually install VMware tools?

Procedure

Select the menu command to mount the VMware Tools virtual disk on the guest operating system.
If you are using vCenter Server and are performing an upgrade or reinstallation, in the Install/Upgrade VMware Tools dialog box, select Interactive Tools Installation or Interactive Tools Upgrade and click OK.

How do I manually update VMware tools?

Procedure

Start the vSphere Web Client and log in to the vCenter Server.
Select the virtual machines.
Power on the virtual machines to upgrade.
Right-click your selections.
Select Guest OS > Install/Upgrade VMware Tools and click OK.
Select Interactive Upgrade or Automatic Upgrade and click Upgrade.

What does balloon driver mean in VMware Tools?

The demand of the virtual machine is too high for the host to handle. Each VM has a driver installed via VMware tools. This driver is called a Balloon Driver. The guest operating system is able to decide which memory pages should be swapped to disk.

When to use VMware ballooning in ESXi?

VMware ballooning is a memory reclamation technique used when ESXi host runs out of memory. Your VMs configured with some RAM within their virtual hardware will consume the memory via their applications running in memory. Before we dive in, I think it would be a good idea to talk about the different types of memory we have on ESXi.

Where is the balloon memory chart in VMware?

The Memory (Balloon) chart displays balloon memory on a host. This chart is located in the Homeview of the host Performancetab. Table 1. Data Counters Chart Label Description Balloon Sum of the guest physical memory reclaimed by the balloon driver for all powered on virtual machines on the host. Counter: vmmemctl

When does ballooning occur in a virtual machine?

Ballooning is a process where the ESXi host reclaims memory back from the virtual machine. Ballooning is an activity that happens when the ESXi host is running out of physical memory.

How do I set memory ballooning in VMware?