I don't have the reference handy because it's been a while, but we had similar issues to what the original poster described, and found a KB article from VMware relating to SQL settings, in particular, memory reservation settings for the guest. If I find the reference, I'll post it.
________________________________ From: Ziots, Edward [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 6:56 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Memory Cache issue On Windows 2008 x64 bit servers - all VM (ESX 3.5) With this 2003 X64 bit system, have you pulled up performance monitor and looked at the following counters: Process --> Working Set Process --> Private Bytes Process --> Virtual Bytes This should give you a idea if which process is the one taking most of the memory, ( You wouldn't happen to be running SQL 2005/2008 on this server by chance?) Also when you say the memory is 68% that is from the graphs within ESX correct? Are you having any problems that ESX is reporting with Ballooning ( Basically a type of thin provisioning with ESX for resources) Please advise, EZ Edward Ziots Network Engineer Lifespan Organization MCSE,MCSA,MCP+I, ME, CCA, Security +, Network + [email protected] Phone:401-639-3505 ________________________________ From: RITA KAUR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:02 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Memory Cache issue On Windows 2008 x64 bit servers - all VM (ESX 3.5) fy1, I have an issue with a VMware server- Windows 2008 sp2 which has allocated 4 gig ram with 2 CPU's running a application and is complaining for memory. all the resources liek CPU, Disk, and Network resources at below optimum level and the memory is usually at 68%. I have a is a question - What happens is the memory usage indicated in the windows task manager steadily increases. However the memory allocated to processes Does not. Please provide your inputs . Thanks M ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
