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2.2. Virtual memory and disk size minimums

In general, when installing VMs, be sure to follow the memory and disk space guidelines of the operating system and any relevant applications that you want to run when allocating resources such as memory and disk space.

Operating SystemRAMDisk space
Windows 2003128MB minimum supported; 256MB or more recommended2GB
Windows XP SP2128MB minimum supported; 256MB or more recommended1.5GB
Windows 2000 SP4128MB minimum supported; 256MB or more recommended2GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.664MB1.5GB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.1, 4.4256M800MB
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5256M800MB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP2256MB1GB
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1512MB1.5GB
Debian Sarge, Etch128MB4GB