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| Insert the following code into the *.VMX file: | |
| sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE" | |
| mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE" | |
| prefvmx.minVmMemPct = "100" | |
| prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "TRUE" | |
| mainMem.partialLazySave = "FALSE" | |
| mainMem.partialLazyRestore = "FALSE" | |
| priority.grabbed = "high" | |
| priority.ungrabbed = "normal" | |
| * sched.mem.pshare.enable = "FALSE", by disabling memory sharing your guests will not share common memory blocks. Your VMware product will also stop comparing memory blocks | |
| * mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE", doesn't use named-file - use for VMs on USB-disks or other slow disks. On Windows: useNamedFile= "FALSE" causes memory to be backed by the host's swap space. | |
| * prefvmx.minVmMemPct = "100", fit memory into RAM. Whenever possible, avoid settings lower 100%. | |
| * MemTrimRate = "0" , by disabling MemTrimRate, memory allocation inside the guest is faster because it doesn't take and give memory to the host os upon all requests. | |
| * prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "TRUE" , this tells VMWare whether to use a fixed sized memory chunk or balloon and shrink memory as needed. | |
| * mainMem.partialLazySave = "FALSE" , do not take snapshots in background | |
| * mainMem.partialLazyRestore = "FALSE" , do not restore snapshots in background | |
| * priority.grabbed = "high" , sets the priority for the VM in grabbed state | |
| * priority.ungrabbed = "normal" , sets the priority for the VM in ungrabbed state. |
I believe your explanation for prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "TRUE" is misleading or inaccurate. Granted, I am trying to change VMware workstation preferences, not individual .vmx files.
I was trying to change to the setting below. (It required editing the /etc/vmware/config file or launching vmware via sudo -i vmware command to change preferences; but that's another issue.)
The center radio button was the setting that WAS selected:
Allow some virtual machine memory to be swapped
It was slowing down my VMs and couldn't disable it via Edit -> Preferences, so I had to edit the config.
So.. to the point:
"Fit all virtual machine memory into reserved host RAM" == prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "TRUE"
"Allow some virtual machine memory to be swapped" == prefvmx.useRecommendedLockedMemSize = "FALSE"
Hi, I made a vmx automatically editor for you
It is the same location.
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Datais a symlink (technically an NTFS junction)