http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/ guides, links and news for VMware and virtualization technologies Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:24:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Forbes Guthrie Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:24:18 +0000 http://www.vmreference.com/?p=50#comment-78 Hi Chris, I'd say its a very common "customization". Yes, this can be particularly important if you install any extra agents in the Service Console. However, I've also seen memory issues on vanilla ones too. If you ever get close to oversubscribing your hosts, then this is definitely something you'd want to look at. Running out of memory like this will just kill your whole host. I've seen it on production servers and it ain't pretty. Hi Chris, I’d say its a very common “customization”. Yes, this can be particularly important if you install any extra agents in the Service Console. However, I’ve also seen memory issues on vanilla ones too. If you ever get close to oversubscribing your hosts, then this is definitely something you’d want to look at. Running out of memory like this will just kill your whole host. I’ve seen it on production servers and it ain’t pretty.

]]> http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Chris Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:40:30 +0000 http://www.vmreference.com/?p=50#comment-77 I wasn't aware that most people give their SC 800MB by default. In 4 years, I've never given the SC more than the installation default...unless I knew the client wanted to install agents or other extra stuff in the SC. Are people seeing their SC run out of RAM by taking the defaults...and not installing anything extra? I wasn’t aware that most people give their SC 800MB by default. In 4 years, I’ve never given the SC more than the installation default…unless I knew the client wanted to install agents or other extra stuff in the SC. Are people seeing their SC run out of RAM by taking the defaults…and not installing anything extra?

]]> http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-45 MCooper Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:50:38 +0000 http://www.vmreference.com/?p=50#comment-45 Ignore my comment above, I thought Forbes Guthrie was referring to the amount of memory allocated to the Service Console, not the swap space. Ignore my comment above, I thought Forbes Guthrie was referring to the amount of memory allocated to the Service Console, not the swap space.

]]> http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-44 MCooper Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:43:40 +0000 http://www.vmreference.com/?p=50#comment-44 You do not need to rebuild your ESX host to fix the Service Console memory. The memory can be altered from 272MB to 800 MB in VirtualCenter. This is in regards to ESX 3.5.0. The memory change will require a reboot of your ESX host. You do not need to rebuild your ESX host to fix the Service Console memory. The memory can be altered from 272MB to 800 MB in VirtualCenter. This is in regards to ESX 3.5.0. The memory change will require a reboot of your ESX host.

]]> http://www.vReference.com/2009/01/26/powershell-script-for-service-console-memory/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Stuart McHugh Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:34:56 +0000 http://www.vmreference.com/?p=50#comment-43 I have this problem recently which caused absolute chasos in my organisation. Thanks for the script! I have this problem recently which caused absolute chasos in my organisation. Thanks for the script!

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