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ESX 4 Running SQL 2008 on Win 2008 Memory Leak
I'm running a Dell 710 with 32 GB Ram and 2 Quad Procs. ESX 4
The VM in question appears to have memory warning constantly. I'm running SQL 2008 on Win 2008 with 8GB Ram. Task manager shows the correct amount of RAM and the SQL max and min (1GB and 6GB) memory is configured. AWE is disabled as well as Page Locks.
Task manger is showing around 3.9GB used with another 3.4 or so available. However, the VI Client is saying that 99% of the memory is being utilized. That doesn't seem right.
It's possible that I've simply configured everything wrong. But not sure where to check first.
The VM in question appears to have memory warning constantly. I'm running SQL 2008 on Win 2008 with 8GB Ram. Task manager shows the correct amount of RAM and the SQL max and min (1GB and 6GB) memory is configured. AWE is disabled as well as Page Locks.
Task manger is showing around 3.9GB used with another 3.4 or so available. However, the VI Client is saying that 99% of the memory is being utilized. That doesn't seem right.
It's possible that I've simply configured everything wrong. But not sure where to check first.
ASKER
How long has the VM been in operation in the configured state?
86 Days
Are there reservations or limits configured for the VM? (VM Properties > Resources tab)
Shares > Normal
0 Reserved
Unlimited.
Do you have VMWare tools installed on the VM?
Yes
Under Resource Allocation for the HOST system, what is the Reserved & Available capacity indicated for Memory?
Reserved 1580.25MB
Available 27839.76MB
86 Days
Are there reservations or limits configured for the VM? (VM Properties > Resources tab)
Shares > Normal
0 Reserved
Unlimited.
Do you have VMWare tools installed on the VM?
Yes
Under Resource Allocation for the HOST system, what is the Reserved & Available capacity indicated for Memory?
Reserved 1580.25MB
Available 27839.76MB
ASKER
This is a SS of the Task Manager from the VM and the Performance Tab in the VI Client
TaskMan.jpg
MemoryChart.JPG
TaskMan.jpg
MemoryChart.JPG
What version of ESX are you running and list which update. Also provide the CPU version (nehalem, etc..)
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That's what I thought..that's why I asked about the CPU..good find
These patches fix an issue where a guest operating system shows high memory usage on Nehalem based systems
These patches fix an issue where a guest operating system shows high memory usage on Nehalem based systems
Are there reservations or limits configured for the VM? (VM Properties > Resources tab)
Do you have VMWare tools installed on the VM?
Under Resource Allocation for the HOST system, what is the Reserved & Available capacity indicated for Memory?