Memory Ballooning

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Java_Virtual_Machine
gptkbp:alternativeTo Memory Swapping
gptkbp:benefit Improved Resource Utilization
gptkbp:category Memory Management Technique
gptkbp:effect Guest OS Releases Memory to Hypervisor
gptkbp:enables Overcommitment of Physical Memory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Memory Ballooning
gptkbp:implementedIn Hypervisor
gptkbp:mechanismOfAction Balloon Driver Requests Memory from Guest OS
gptkbp:purpose Dynamic Memory Management
gptkbp:relatedTo Virtualization
Hypervisor Memory Management
Memory Overcommitment
gptkbp:requires Balloon Driver
gptkbp:riskFactor Guest OS Performance Degradation
Increased Paging in Guest OS
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:KVM
gptkb:Xen
gptkb:VMware_ESXi
gptkb:Microsoft_Hyper-V
gptkbp:usedIn Virtual Machines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hot_Add_Memory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7