Windows server 2003 64 bit can't see ram up to 3gb

[vburakbutur]

Windows server 2003 64 bit can't see ram up to 3gb. But when install 2008 server 64 bit. It see ram up to 4gb. No problem with 2008

[AndreTheGiant]

Sure that is x64?

[vburakbutur]

Of course x64.

We use 12 different 64 bit server 2003 iso. But it can't see up to 3 gram. İf ram is 4-5-6-7-9-8-.......100. only see 3 gb.

[a_p_]

Please post (attach) the latest vmware.log file from the VM's folder.

André

[AndreTheGiant]

Which edition is it?

There are some limit (at VMware level) or some boot parameters (at Windows level)?

[vburakbutur]

Warning message from localhost.localdomain:

Insufficient video RAM. The maximum resolution

of the virtual machine will be limited to 1176x885

. To use the configured maximum resolution of

2560x1600, increase the amount of video RAM

allocated to this virtual machine by setting

svga.vramSize="16384000" in the virtual machine

's configuration file. 

warning

[a_p_]

That's not what we need to look for. Please post (attach) the complete vmware.log.

André

[vburakbutur]

where is the vmware.log?

Please can you show with picture? or step step?

[a_p_]

The vmware.log can be found in the VM's folder on the datastore.

To get there, select the VM in the inventory and open the "General" tab. Then right-click the datatore and open it selecting the datastore browser. In the VM's folder, select the vmware.log and then click the download icon.

André

[vburakbutur]

Thanks. attach its.

[rickardnobel]

vburakbutur wrote:

Windows server 2003 64 bit can't see ram up to 3gb.

Which Windows version are you installing? Standard or Enterprise? The standard edition is limited to 4 GB (and the OS can not use all of that, but around 3,3 GB).

[AndreTheGiant]

The standard x64 has a 32 GB limit.

But I do not remember the limit of the Web edition.

[cho9045]

Please refer below link for memoru limit of Windows 2003

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778%28v=vs.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_l...

From the above information, I assume that Windows server 2003 does not have 64bit edition. it supports exceeding 4GB memory by enabling PAE mode.

For web edition of Windows 2003, it is 2GB.

So for this case, I think we need to know which exact Windows server 2003 is used.

Regrads,

Changho

[cho9045]

Windows server 2003 does have 64bit from service pack 1

[rickardnobel]

Andrew Mauro wrote:

The standard x64 has a 32 GB limit.

But I do not remember the limit of the Web edition.

Good, then it should not be the version causing this. This MS article does not specify that any Web edition exist with x64:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limit...

[vburakbutur]

Everybody is helpful. Thanks.

But I'm not a standard computer user.

I'm checking your says then open this discussion.

My iso : Windows Server 2003 64 bit Enterprise R2 Service Pack 2

[rickardnobel]

vburakbutur wrote:

My iso : Windows Server 2003 64 bit Enterprise R2 Service Pack 2

So if you configure the virtual machine with say 8 GB of vRAM the guest Windows 2003 R2 x64 does only see about 3 GB?

You have of course verified that you have selected the correct Guest Operating System version in vSphere client?

[vburakbutur]

No it is true.

I'm attached. Please look.

[rickardnobel]

Thanks, how does a view of the Performance tab in Task Manager look?

[vburakbutur]

I'm attached it.