workstation 7 (linux) and mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE"

[pj1001]

hi all,

i am looking into i/o performance problem under workstation 7. I have tried to follow the recommendation from article: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=100888...

When I add the mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE" to configuration of the vm, the .vmem file is created anyway.

Am I missing something?

--pawel

[continuum]

don't read outdated documentation - look here

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-advanced.html#mainmem

I guess you use a Linux 32bit-host - on a Windows-host this should still work.

To avoid users reading outdated guides for performance-tuning the vmx-parameter mainmem.useNamedFile no longer

works with Workstation 7 on Linux

New way to assign the path to the vmem-file on Linux in Workstation 7 is listed below.

Keep in mind - you always get a vmem-file - you just select the path to store it

mainmem.backing = "swap" --- works on Linux 64bit only - vmem file is stored in RAM/swap

mainmem.backing = "named" --- vmem file is stored with the VM

mainmem.backing = "unnamed" --- vmem file is stored in /tmp

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[ca2longoria]

Hello.  Using VMware Player alone, I have a situation where this phrase...

"When I add the mainMem.useNamedFile = "FALSE" to configuration of the vm, the .vmem file is created anyway."

... applies, but I *am* using Windows 7.

Are there cases where Windows 7's VMware Player simply ignores the config.ini file?  Thank you.

[sunnyzh2012]

Hi Continuum,

How about workstation 9 on Linux 64-bit host? What should we do to prevent *.vmem?

According to http://faq.sanbarrow.com/index.php?action=artikel&cat=14&id=50&artlang=en, the parameter "mainmem.backing" doesn't work in workstation 9.

Thanks very much!

Sunny

[continuum]

where do you read that ?
when I wrote that WS 9 has not been released

[sunnyzh2012]

Well, I found the article by Google search...

Do you know what should we do in workstation 9 on Linux 64-bit host to prevent *.vmem? Thanks.

[continuum]

The new settings (introduced in WS 7) should apply for WS 8, 9 and 10.