VMware vSphere ESXi 4.0 Management Manual page 15

Virtual Machine Resource Allocation Tab
A Resource Allocation tab is available when you select a virtual machine from the inventory panel.
This Resource Allocation tab displays information about the CPU and memory resources for the selected
virtual machine.
CPU Section
These bars display the following information about host CPU usage:
Table 1-5. Host CPU
Field
Consumed
Active
Table 1-6. Resource Settings
Field
Reservation
Limit
Shares
Worst Case
Allocation
Memory Section
These bars display the following information about host memory usage:
Table 1-7. Host Memory
Field
Consumed
Overhead Consumption
These bars display the following information about guest memory usage:
Table 1-8. Guest Memory
Field
Private
Shared
Swapped
Ballooned
Unaccessed
Active
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Description
Actual consumption of CPU resources by the virtual machine.
Estimated amount of resources consumed by virtual machine if there is no resource contention. If
you have set an explicit limit, this amount does not exceed that limit.
Description
Guaranteed minimum CPU allocation for this virtual machine.
Maximum CPU allocation for this virtual machine.
CPU shares for this virtual machine.
The amount of (CPU or memory) resource that is allocated to the virtual machine based on user-
configured resource allocation policies (for example, reservation, shares and limit), and with the
assumption that all virtual machines in the cluster consume their full amount of allocated resources.
Description
Actual consumption of physical memory that has been allocated to the virtual machine.
Amount of consumed memory being used for virtualization purposes. Overhead Consumption
is included in the amount shown in Consumed.
Description
Amount of memory backed by host memory and not being shared.
Amount of memory being shared.
Amount of memory reclaimed by swapping.
Amount of memory reclaimed by ballooning.
Amount of memory never referenced by the guest.
Amount of memory recently accessed.
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