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Hyper-V server 2019 - Max RAM for guest limited to 12 GB?
Hi, I am trialling Hyper-V server 2019. The server is HP Proliant ML30 Gen 10 with 32 GB RAM. When I check the RAM in the Hyper-V server it shows 32 GB (with systeminfo). However when I try to cre...
- Pretty sure the wizard is in MB, so 12GB would be 12,288 in the wizard. Other option is to provision the VM and then change the settings with PowerShell
NZ_BenThomas Hi Ben, No error messages. Setting it up through Hyper-V manager and in the create VM wizard simply it wont accept anything above 12GB for Guest RAM. on the wizard the upper limit is shown as 12 GB (12,582,912).
But when I checked with systeminfo on the hyper-v sever cmd it shows 32GB RAM
Pretty sure the wizard is in MB, so 12GB would be 12,288 in the wizard. Other option is to provision the VM and then change the settings with PowerShell
NZ_BenThomas Hi Ben, You are right the wizard is in MB. I should have noticed that. I was confused by the big number leading me to think it is in kB. Thanks a lot!!
NZ_BenThomas good point. I thought it is in KB as i did not think the max could be 12 TB!! Will have a look.