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Re: [Xen-users] dom0 memory requirement

from [John A. Sullivan III]

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Subject:	Re: [Xen-users] dom0 memory requirement
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Date:	Sat, 17 Dec 2005 10:23:22 -0500
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On Sat, 2005-12-17 at 10:09 -0500, Costa, Jeff wrote:
> Is there a recommended minimum size for dom0's memory footprint? I
> recall reading that the hypervisor requires 40 MB for itself. And yes,
> I realize that you can dynamically resize dom0 using the "xm mem-max"
> and "xm mem-set" commands.
> 
> I'm looking for a best practice out there for sizing dom0 RAM that
> should be followed. Any ideas?
<snip>
I thought I recalled the documentation saying somewhere that the minimum
should be 128 MB but I am by no means expert nor have I done any testing
to find the lower limit - John
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