Linux Virtualization Reconfigure Guest Memory

Internal

• Linux Virtualization Operations

Procedure

Shut down the guest:

virsh shutdown <guest-name>

Edit the guest definition:

virsh edit <guest-name>

Lookup the memory definition line:

<memory unit='KiB'>16777216</memory>

Edit to the desired value (note that the memory is expressed in KiB)

Delete <currentMemory>

Restart the guest:

virsh start <guest-name>

Verify that the memory change took:

virsh dominfo docker

<vcpu placement='auto'>16</vcpu>