Modifying disks and memory

- [Instructor] Sometimes a virtual machine…will outgrow its original specifications,…and require more resources, especially storage and memory.…Luckily, as long as the host has the resources to,…we can expand the memory and storage available to guests.…Let's take a look at expanding a guest's memory first.…With the guest shut down,…I'll move into the settings and choose System.…Here on the Motherboard tab,…I can change the amount of memory available with the slider.…I can set the amount of memory the guest has,…up to the warning limit that the software gives me.…

I have 32 gigs of memory on my host,…so I have a lot of latitude here, but you'll want…to keep within the green zone for your system.…I'll change the system from two gigs to four gigs.…You can also reduce the amount of memory a guest has…available to it, but you want to be careful with that.…Too little memory, and the guest may not boot.…I'll save this and then start up the guest.…If I take a look at the parameters of the system now,…I'll open up System Monitor.…