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Virtual Machine: Virtual machine has insufficient memory

Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Virtual_machine_has_insufficient_memory.rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The virtual machine state could not be saved or restored because available physical memory is insufficient to perform the operation.

Causes

This situation has occurred because available physical memory is insufficient to perform the save or restore operation.

Resolutions

You can resolve this issue by making more memory available on the physical computer. You can make more memory available by stopping any system processes or shutting down any virtual machines that are not currently needed.

External

Virtual Server 2005 Administrator's Guide, available at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=27540

Additional

Sample Events

%1 could not be saved because there was not enough physical memory.

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VMHost
CategoryAvailabilityHealth
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Virtual Machine: Virtual machine has insufficient memory
{0}
Event LogVirtual Server

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Virtual_machine_has_insufficient_memory.rule" Enabled="true" Target="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VMHost">

  <Category>AvailabilityHealth</Category>

  <DataSources>

    <DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">

      <ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>

      <LogName>Virtual Server</LogName>

      <Expression>

        <And>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>Virtual Server</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <SimpleExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventCategory</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>Equal</Operator>

              <ValueExpression>

                <Value>2</Value>

              </ValueExpression>

            </SimpleExpression>

          </Expression>

          <Expression>

            <RegExExpression>

              <ValueExpression>

                <XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>

              </ValueExpression>

              <Operator>MatchesMOM2005RegularExpression</Operator>

              <Pattern>^(1070|1074)$</Pattern>

            </RegExExpression>

          </Expression>

        </And>

      </Expression>

    </DataSource>

  </DataSources>

  <WriteActions>

    <WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">

      <Priority>1</Priority>

      <Severity>2</Severity>

      <AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.Virtualization.VirtualServer.2005R2.VirtualMachine_Virtual_machine_has_insufficient_memory_Rule.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>

      <AlertParameters>

        <AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>

      </AlertParameters>

      <Suppression>

        <SuppressionValue/>

      </Suppression>

    </WriteAction>

  </WriteActions>

</Rule>