Don’t use memory limits – Proofpudding from esx Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 5 min 46 sec
✓ Published: 29-Jun-2010

Description:
The memory limit is the upper limit on memory the ESX host makes available to virtual machines. In certain scenarios, host memory reclamation happens regardless of the current host free memory state. For example, even if host free memory is in the high state, memory reclamation is still mandatory when a virtual machine’s memory usage exceeds its specified memory limit. If this happens, the hypervisor will employ ballooning and, if necessary, swapping to reclaim memory from the virtual machine