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To check memory usage of the Host (*not* VM), log into the Host directly with vSphere Client, or to vCenter and click on the Host on the left side, then the Summary page on the right and look at the Memory (&amp; CPU) usage.<br />
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Regards.<br />
~coolsport00
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To check memory usage of the Host (*not* VM), log into the Host directly with vSphere Client, or to vCenter and click on the Host on the left side, then the Summary page on the right and look at the Memory (& CPU) usage.

Regards.
~coolsport00

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I assume you're looking for stats on a virtual machine and not the ESX server itself.<br />
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I rely on the VMware Performance tab for a quick summary of usage- but I prefer the Perfmon of the server. The VMware Tools include hooks into Perfmon for VMware- I generally don't use Task Manager to monitor performance.
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I assume you're looking for stats on a virtual machine and not the ESX server itself.

I rely on the VMware Performance tab for a quick summary of usage- but I prefer the Perfmon of the server. The VMware Tools include hooks into Perfmon for VMware- I generally don't use Task Manager to monitor performance.

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See my EE Article which discusses important Performance Metrics to Monitor<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_10304.html" rel="ugc">HOW TO: &nbsp;Performance Monitor vSphere 4.x or 5.0</a>
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See my EE Article which discusses important Performance Metrics to Monitor


HOW TO:  Performance Monitor vSphere 4.x or 5.0 [https://www.experts-exchange.com/Software/VMWare/A_10304.html]

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Hi<br />
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I would like to check the memory usage on a virtual ESX server that I have, specifically how much free memory there is.<br />
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Should I check:<br />
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i. Task Manager on the VM guest<br />
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ii. Perfmon on the VM guest<br />
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iii. The VMware Console for memory use of the guest<br />
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The reason I ask, is because I have been told that Task Manager will show the CPU and Memory usage of the actual host?<br />
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Server is Windows 2008
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Hi

I would like to check the memory usage on a virtual ESX server that I have, specifically how much free memory there is.

Should I check:

i. Task Manager on the VM guest

ii. Perfmon on the VM guest

iii. The VMware Console for memory use of the guest

The reason I ask, is because I have been told that Task Manager will show the CPU and Memory usage of the actual host?

Server is Windows 2008

VM memory query

VMware, a software company founded in 1998,  was one of the first commercially successful companies to offer x86 virtualization. The storage company EMC purchased VMware in 1994. Dell Technologies acquired EMC in 2016. VMware’s parent company is now Dell Technologies.

VMware has many software products that run on desktops, Microsoft Windows, Linux, and macOS, which allows the virtualizing of the x86 architecture.  Its enterprise software hypervisor for servers, VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi), is a bare-metal hypervisor that runs directly on the server hardware and does not require an additional underlying operating system.

VMware

Virtualization is the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including (but not limited to) a virtual computer hardware platform, operating system (OS), storage device, or computer network resources. Virtualization is usually the creation of a system that executes separate from the underlying hardware resources, or the creation of an entire desktop for systems located elsewhere, similar to thin clients.

Virtualization

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.