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Kenneth van Surksum on
on January 14 2010, 7:44 PM
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The ability to assign more memory to virtual machines than physically available on a host is called memory overcommit and is a major factor that contributes to higher VM density — running more virtual machines per host increases efficiency and reduces cost. VMware ESX has provided this feature for multiple generations, giving it an advantage over competing hypervisors.
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