[AuckLUG] Running multiple operating systems simultaneously

[Michael]

Currently I've got 4gb of RAM running 2-3 VMware (v5) and
1-2VirtualBox (v 1.4.0)
but most memory in use by firefox (I've set limit for it for 700mb)
than openoffice, and other
(Tasks: 388 total,   1 running, 381 sleeping)
(load average: 0.55, 0.74, 0.70)
cpu AMD 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+

On 256 ram it will be difficult to get any virtualization or it will
be very slow ( if not for 32-64mb ram for virtual comp)

VirtualBox now using lazy memory allocation like vmware so RAM usage is similar.

On 7/26/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
> how much total ram do you have ... this was when I was using it on 256 ;)
> not cool, vmware loaded and ran slow where as vbox would kill my machine.
>
> On 7/26/07, Michael <michael.auckland at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 7/25/07, Ravi Chemudugunta <chemuduguntar at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > virtual box hogs memory like crazy! make sure you have lots of ram if
> > you do
> > > use it
> > >
> >
> > I found that it is no difference between virtualbox and vmware for RAM
> > usage,
> > running both of them for a while and memory usage seems to be the same:
> >
> > VIRT  RES  SHR S %CPU %MEM    TIME+  COMMAND
> > 363m 324m  13m S   21  8.0 270:46.58 VirtualBox
> > 262m 120m  24m S   11  3.0   1086:23 firefox-bin
> > 288m 254m  23m S    6  6.3 649:57.73 Xorg
> > 365m 300m 289m S    4  7.4   1039:06 vmware-vmx
> >
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Michael