Does a VM only uses host resources or could it also uses cluster resources ?

[samr92]

Hello everybody,

I'm a begineer in VMware, and I wanted to know if a VM only use resources from its host or could it also uses cluster resources ?

Let's me give an example :

I have 5 hosts in a cluster. Every host has 16GB of memory.

Can i host, and power on a 64GB memory VM ?

Thanks in advance

[a_p_]

A VM can only use the resources from the host on which it is currently running.

André

[samr92]

Thank you very much for your help !

So for running a 64gb memory VM I need to buy a 64gb memory or more ESXi server ?

[a_p_]

Correct. Resources are local to the hosts.

André