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From: Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] RAM overcomittment
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:58:08 +0100
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To: The MoonSeeker <themoonseeker@gmail.com>
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On Wednesday 27 September 2006 23:53, The MoonSeeker wrote:
> Le 28 sept. 06 =E0 00:19, Paul Brook a =E9crit :
> >> For my diploma project, I have to create a network simulator but with
> >> these limitation I can't use qemu. Because if would like to simulate
> >> 20 workstions I need 20 X 128 MB =3D 2560 MB of RAM... + host RAM!!!
> >> But in the simulation, the VM's never will use all of ressource..
> >
> > Just add a few Gb swap. Even the oldest of machines shouldn't have
> > any problem
> > adding say 4Gb swap. Depending on your OS settings you may not even
> > need to
> > do that.
>
> If we have enough swap memory, You are saying that is possible to run
> 20 MV's with option -M equal 128MB?

Yes, exactly.

Paul