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Section(s): Management, Resource Optimization
Published on Aug 13, 2008.
Last Modified on Jul 20, 2008.
Last Modified by Robert Larson.
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Tips for not wasting memory on a Hyper-V host

When you manage a Hyper-V host locally using VMConnect, each VMConnect windows uses approximately 60MB of RAM. So managing the Hyper-V host from the console and opening multiple VMConnect windows can use up memory that you might need for the next virtual machine.

By using a Hyper-V management station and running the VMConnect windows from that machine instead of the host saves valuable memory.

You can use Windows Server 2008 machine with the Hyper-V management tools installed or Vista SP1 machine with the RSAT and Hyper-V management tool installed for remote management.

About Robert Larson

Robert Larson is the co-author of the Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Resource Kit, and the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V Resource kit, both published by Microsoft Press. Robert has over 20 years experience in the engineering and IT field. Currently an architect with Microsoft Consulting Services, Robert focuses on helping customers design and deploy optimized data center and server infrastructures using physical and virtual approaches. Robert has been working with various virtualization technologies for over 4 years and is a regular speaker at Microsoft TechEd conferences in the US and Europe on the Microsoft virtualization stack. Robert has also written whitepapers and delivered webcasts on virtualization technologies. You can visit Robert's blog