diff --git a/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png b/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png index b912527..951de56 100644 Binary files a/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png and b/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png differ diff --git a/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-fixed.png b/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-fixed.png index 7cff78e..1e5de25 100644 Binary files a/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-fixed.png and b/images/screenshot/gui-create-vm-memory-fixed.png differ diff --git a/qm.adoc b/qm.adoc index 85b939a..68d7bad 100644 --- a/qm.adoc +++ b/qm.adoc @@ -275,6 +275,17 @@ host. When choosing a *fixed size memory* {pve} will simply allocate what you specify to your VM. +Even when using a fixed memory size, the ballooning device gets added to the +VM, because it delivers useful information such as how much memory the guest +really uses. +In general, you should leave *ballooning* enabled, but if you want to disable +it (e.g. for debugging porpuses), simply uncheck +*Ballooning* or set + + balloon: 0 + +in the configuration. + .Automatic Memory Allocation [thumbnail="gui-create-vm-memory-dynamic.png", float="left"]