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James Miller

2009-Feb-03 17:42 UTC

[Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

Hello everyone,

I have a Dom0 server running xen 3.0.1 and I just upgraded the ram from 
16Gig to 32Gig.  On that server I have 7 Windows 2003 WebEd DomUs.  They 
had been configured for 2048M of RAM.  I changed the config file for 
each one to have 4096MB RAM.  After restarting each of the Windows DomUs 
they still only report having 2048M of RAM.  However ''xm top''
reports
each having 4096MB RAM.  I hope it''s something simple I''m
missing and
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

xentop - 11:36:46   Xen 3.1.0-53.el5
8 domains: 3 running, 3 blocked, 0 paused, 0 crashed, 0 dying, 0 shutdown
Mem: 33553396k total, 30631536k used, 2921860k free    CPUs: 8 @ 2333MHz
      NAME  STATE   CPU(sec) CPU(%)     MEM(k) MEM(%)  MAXMEM(k) 
MAXMEM(%) VCPUS
  Domain-0 -----r        717   66.8     524288    1.6   no limit       
n/a     8
evalvm01.vm ------        121   40.0    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm02.vm --b---         86    8.7    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm03.vm --b---        318   38.1    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm04.vm -----r        146   29.3    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm05.vm -----r       1407  100.0    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm06.vm --b---        352   27.2    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1
evalvm07.vm ------        145   18.6    4202368   12.5    4210688      
12.5     1



Thanks,
Jim


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James Miller

2009-Feb-03 17:52 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

Sorry for the top post. 

I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE 
MICROSOFT!

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2003



James Miller wrote:> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a Dom0 server running xen 3.0.1 and I just upgraded the ram 
> from 16Gig to 32Gig.  On that server I have 7 Windows 2003 WebEd 
> DomUs.  They had been configured for 2048M of RAM.  I changed the 
> config file for each one to have 4096MB RAM.  After restarting each of 
> the Windows DomUs they still only report having 2048M of RAM.  However 
> ''xm top'' reports each having 4096MB RAM.  I hope
it''s something simple
> I''m missing and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> xentop - 11:36:46   Xen 3.1.0-53.el5
> 8 domains: 3 running, 3 blocked, 0 paused, 0 crashed, 0 dying, 0 shutdown
> Mem: 33553396k total, 30631536k used, 2921860k free    CPUs: 8 @ 2333MHz
>      NAME  STATE   CPU(sec) CPU(%)     MEM(k) MEM(%)  MAXMEM(k) 
> MAXMEM(%) VCPUS
>  Domain-0 -----r        717   66.8     524288    1.6   no limit       
> n/a     8
> evalvm01.vm ------        121   40.0    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm02.vm --b---         86    8.7    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm03.vm --b---        318   38.1    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm04.vm -----r        146   29.3    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm05.vm -----r       1407  100.0    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm06.vm --b---        352   27.2    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
> evalvm07.vm ------        145   18.6    4202368   12.5    4210688      
> 12.5     1
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
>
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Thiago Camargo Martins Cordeiro

2009-Feb-03 18:17 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

I hate micro$oft too! ikikikik! Welcome to the club!  :-D

2009/2/3 James Miller <jimm@simutronics.com>
> Sorry for the top post.
> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
> MICROSOFT!
>
>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2003
>
>
>
>
> James Miller wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> I have a Dom0 server running xen 3.0.1 and I just upgraded the ram from
>> 16Gig to 32Gig.  On that server I have 7 Windows 2003 WebEd DomUs. 
They had
>> been configured for 2048M of RAM.  I changed the config file for each
one to
>> have 4096MB RAM.  After restarting each of the Windows DomUs they still
only
>> report having 2048M of RAM.  However ''xm top'' reports
each having 4096MB
>> RAM.  I hope it''s something simple I''m missing and
any suggestions would be
>> greatly appreciated.
>>
>> xentop - 11:36:46   Xen 3.1.0-53.el5
>> 8 domains: 3 running, 3 blocked, 0 paused, 0 crashed, 0 dying, 0
shutdown
>> Mem: 33553396k total, 30631536k used, 2921860k free    CPUs: 8 @
2333MHz
>>     NAME  STATE   CPU(sec) CPU(%)     MEM(k) MEM(%)  MAXMEM(k)
MAXMEM(%)
>> VCPUS
>>  Domain-0 -----r        717   66.8     524288    1.6   no limit      
n/a
>>     8
>> evalvm01.vm ------        121   40.0    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm02.vm --b---         86    8.7    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm03.vm --b---        318   38.1    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm04.vm -----r        146   29.3    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm05.vm -----r       1407  100.0    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm06.vm --b---        352   27.2    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>> evalvm07.vm ------        145   18.6    4202368   12.5    4210688
>>  12.5     1
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Thomas Goirand

2009-Feb-03 18:26 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

James Miller wrote:> Sorry for the top post.
> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
> MICROSOFT!
64 kbytes should be enough for everyone... :)

Thomas


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Brian Krusic

2009-Feb-03 18:33 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

You can try to enable the 3/1 mem switch to see if ti works, I use it  
in XP.

Its solved some key issues with apps needing more then 2GB mem.

Your boot.ini will look something like this;

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP  
Professional 3GB" /fastdetect /3GB
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP  
Professional" /fastdetect

To edit it by the book (I''ve had issues just hand editing it), do this;

1 - Open System Properties.
2 - Choose Advanced.
3 - Startup/Recovery, then Settings.
4 - At the top under System startup choose Edit.
5 - Copy the line and add /3GB ** Its alays good to have a fall back  
if the 3GB switch fubars something.
* Remember to choose it during startup or select it as the default one  
to boot.

Yea, and its all a POS.  I recall when MS$ was every ones buddy, ppl  
loved Windows 3.11 and the enemy was IBM/OS2.

- Brian




On Feb 3, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Thiago Camargo Martins Cordeiro wrote:
> I hate micro$oft too! ikikikik! Welcome to the club!  :-D
>
> 2009/2/3 James Miller <jimm@simutronics.com>
> Sorry for the top post.
> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE  
> MICROSOFT!
>
>
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2003
>
>
>
>
> James Miller wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a Dom0 server running xen 3.0.1 and I just upgraded the ram  
> from 16Gig to 32Gig.  On that server I have 7 Windows 2003 WebEd  
> DomUs.  They had been configured for 2048M of RAM.  I changed the  
> config file for each one to have 4096MB RAM.  After restarting each  
> of the Windows DomUs they still only report having 2048M of RAM.   
> However ''xm top'' reports each having 4096MB RAM.  I hope
it''s
> something simple I''m missing and any suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> xentop - 11:36:46   Xen 3.1.0-53.el5
> 8 domains: 3 running, 3 blocked, 0 paused, 0 crashed, 0 dying, 0  
> shutdown
> Mem: 33553396k total, 30631536k used, 2921860k free    CPUs: 8 @  
> 2333MHz
>     NAME  STATE   CPU(sec) CPU(%)     MEM(k) MEM(%)  MAXMEM(k)  
> MAXMEM(%) VCPUS
>  Domain-0 -----r        717   66.8     524288    1.6   no  
> limit       n/a     8
> evalvm01.vm ------        121   40.0    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm02.vm --b---         86    8.7    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm03.vm --b---        318   38.1    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm04.vm -----r        146   29.3    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm05.vm -----r       1407  100.0    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm06.vm --b---        352   27.2    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
> evalvm07.vm ------        145   18.6    4202368   12.5     
> 4210688      12.5     1
>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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James Miller

2009-Feb-03 18:53 UTC

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Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

Brian Krusic wrote:> You can try to enable the 3/1 mem switch to see if ti works, I use it 
> in XP.
>
> Its solved some key issues with apps needing more then 2GB mem.
>
> Your boot.ini will look something like this;
>
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 
> Professional 3GB" /fastdetect /3GB
> multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP 
> Professional" /fastdetect
>
> To edit it by the book (I''ve had issues just hand editing it), do
this;
>
> 1 - Open System Properties.
> 2 - Choose Advanced.
> 3 - Startup/Recovery, then Settings.
> 4 - At the top under System startup choose Edit.
> 5 - Copy the line and add /3GB ** Its alays good to have a fall back 
> if the 3GB switch fubars something.
> * Remember to choose it during startup or select it as the default one 
> to boot.
>
> Yea, and its all a POS.  I recall when MS$ was every ones buddy, ppl 
> loved Windows 3.11 and the enemy was IBM/OS2.
>
> - Brian
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 3, 2009, at 10:17 AM, Thiago Camargo Martins Cordeiro wrote:
>
>> I hate micro$oft too! ikikikik! Welcome to the club!  :-D
>>
>> 2009/2/3 James Miller <jimm@simutronics.com 
>> <mailto:jimm@simutronics.com>>
>>
>>     Sorry for the top post.
>>     I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I
>>     HATE MICROSOFT!
>>
>>    
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_server_2003
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>     James Miller wrote:
>>
>>         Hello everyone,
>>
>>         I have a Dom0 server running xen 3.0.1 and I just upgraded
>>         the ram from 16Gig to 32Gig.  On that server I have 7 Windows
>>         2003 WebEd DomUs.  They had been configured for 2048M of RAM.
>>          I changed the config file for each one to have 4096MB RAM.
>>          After restarting each of the Windows DomUs they still only
>>         report having 2048M of RAM.  However ''xm top''
reports each
>>         having 4096MB RAM.  I hope it''s something simple
I''m missing
>>         and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>         xentop - 11:36:46   Xen 3.1.0-53.el5
>>         8 domains: 3 running, 3 blocked, 0 paused, 0 crashed, 0
>>         dying, 0 shutdown
>>         Mem: 33553396k total, 30631536k used, 2921860k free    CPUs:
>>         8 @ 2333MHz
>>             NAME  STATE   CPU(sec) CPU(%)     MEM(k) MEM(%)
>>          MAXMEM(k) MAXMEM(%) VCPUS
>>          Domain-0 -----r        717   66.8     524288    1.6   no
>>         limit       n/a     8
>>         evalvm01.vm ------        121   40.0    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm02.vm --b---         86    8.7    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm03.vm --b---        318   38.1    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm04.vm -----r        146   29.3    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm05.vm -----r       1407  100.0    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm06.vm --b---        352   27.2    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>         evalvm07.vm ------        145   18.6    4202368   12.5  
>>          4210688      12.5     1
>>
>>
>>
>>         Thanks,
>>         Jim
>>Thanks for the suggestions Brian.  I had read about that 3gig App/1gig 
OS trick and was going to give it a shot.  I''ll let ya''ll know
if it
works (or not).



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刘旭东

2009-Feb-05 11:31 UTC

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Re: Re: [Xen-users] Windows DomUs not seeing additional new ram

64k? What do you mean?


James Miller wrote:> Sorry for the top post.
> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
> MICROSOFT!
64 kbytes should be enough for everyone... :)

Thomas


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Alberto Asuero Arroyo

2009-Feb-05 11:41 UTC

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I don''t know but I have running a windows 2003 domU with 6gb of ram

In a world without frontiers, who needs Gates and Windows?


On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 12:31 PM, 刘旭东 <ykzjbbs@163.com> wrote:
>
> 64k? What do you mean?
>
>
> James Miller wrote:
> > Sorry for the top post.
> > I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
> > MICROSOFT!
>
> 64 kbytes should be enough for everyone... :)
>
> Thomas
>
>
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Dustin Henning

2009-Feb-05 13:45 UTC

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This was a reference to a quote back in the early 80s that is often attributed
to Bill Gates.  The quote may have been 256 kbytes, but either way, it was as
much memory as any computer had when it was originally said (possibly by an IBM
person, I don''t know whether or not Bill Gates actually said it), but
the quote is always presented without context regardless.
	Dustin

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64k? What do you mean?


James Miller wrote:> Sorry for the top post.
> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
> MICROSOFT!
64 kbytes should be enough for everyone... :)

Thomas


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2009-Feb-05 14:20 UTC

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On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Dustin Henning
<Dustin.Henning@prd-inc.com> wrote:>        This was a reference to a quote back in the early 80s that is often
attributed to Bill Gates.  The quote may have been 256 kbytes, but either
it was 640KB, the original DOS limit of RAM addressing


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Thomas Goirand

2009-Feb-05 16:38 UTC

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刘旭东 wrote:> 64k? What do you mean?
> 
> 
> James Miller wrote:
>> Sorry for the top post.
>> I found out that Windows 2003 WebEd has a 2Gig memory limit.  I HATE
>> MICROSOFT!
> 
> 64 kbytes should be enough for everyone... :)
> 
> Thomas
I was just quoting a very famous sentence from Bill Gates (early days of
the DOS and x86...). I thought everybody knew about it. When I think a
bit more about it, I think the magic number was in fact 640 KB... not
sure here.

Thomas

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