Hi Hersh, to know hardware version you can use this table: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1003746 On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 10:31 AM, Hersh Parikh <hershparikh12 at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Host has 128GB RAM and its running CentOS 5.4 64 bit architect, > Guest is 64 bit ubuntu 12.04, > VMware Player I am using is 6.1 > > @Luigi- I have seen this thread and I have a Q around this. How do I know what hardware(e.g. 10/9/8) do I have? > > Regards > Hersh > > > > On Monday, 20 January 2014 12:16 PM, Luigi Rosa <lists at luigirosa.com> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > Hersh Parikh said the following on 20/01/2014 07:17: > >> I am running VMware player on CentOS 5.4 and its working fine. However it >> does not allow me to increase the RAM more than 3GB. It keeps throwing >> error stating- "Requested memory size is greater than allowed maximum of >> 3072 MB. Could not initiate memory hot plug." >> >> I understand from few threads that 32bit OS has this kind of limitation but >> I am able to understand why I am seeing this issue when I am using 64bit OS >> and VMware player is also for 64bit. > > Check this VMware article and see if you fall within the limitations described: > > Virtual machine memory limits and hardware versions (1014006) > http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1014006 > > > > Ciao, > luigi > > - -- > / > +--[Luigi Rosa]-- > \ > > Even bytes get lonely for a little bit. > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJS3MYgAAoJEO5WT/qgw4yKmvMP/jHUEeaGmdPQhD8ET/JNoON2 > a9Sb5pLuP1SvrjajxA0QCdALime4Vx92hfWrOLp1es4T0DlY9RJ4TRIREgjqo5Pk > Sm8ZAcDsUhjrrSsGbtu+7uuHX/lQ5Q+GCWS+RXCMcvq8dcBTnK/C6HObyYTu7WXw > fIRjHg2qQ60AUWxSxwdauwD66Kgxm4cZRwulAxvQ0hICt6nJ1wxkcLywhXuheLYC > sSEIChu4VVTb5k0wlYxChE6ePWTIVeThHgCkdHOASLgfJDQAV1nDe7PG+47dHbYr > lW7hVRe/kkZVE7LcnVL1WhykSuDIoxjOCl2NDxwjYsAH7RDj6QmOV2yCXmsLWbtb > sogsUvgC5MvVQXed7U27g2e5RPJcVObMEC5uQ+yeONw97e8mifttoWEVVvRfjLBy > di4pkBF53b7KUEI7zjAkTDvlbZNEHy5NyhWY/6g8T51Bp9TLMkszNRK23OlSgPHA > IRCF3iXlX6QmAa5u7+o6xLvUUD28tVRH2FsjSSt56MYZioAYiyRV0BEHNANyByC9 > QPMieJcXBL4NV2XofBgd5i4TxqdPqRMoe8E9NsFd2fshF05jakXMuwU2r0SGLXJw > DvUZNxL7UIlvtAfdQljMOH+qnttSlsGS8nCXY1qgF8/VRM83nniqCYBUEt5m9obC > WFRR29cGS8rR9kLKHOWu > =4VFz > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." (A. Einstein) "La mente intuitiva è un dono sacro e la mente razionale è un fedele servo. Noi abbiamo creato una società che onora il servo e ha dimenticato il dono." (A. Einstein) Fabrizio Di Carlo