PowerFlex 3.x Unable to power on the SVM after increasing the RAM Error memory reservation (sched.mem.min) should be equal to memsize(4096)
Summary: User had increased the RAM size from 3 GB to 8 GB.
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Symptoms
User had increased the RAM size from 3 GB to 8 GB.
Unable to power on the SVM after increasing the RAM
Error "Invalid memory setting: memory reservation (sched.mem.min) should be equal to memsize(4096).
An error was received from the ESXi host while powering on VM <VM name>.
Failed to start the virtual machine.
Module 'MemSched' power on failed
An error occurred while parsing scheduler-specific configuration parameters.
Cause
This issue occurs if the virtual machine has one or more Full Passthrough (FPT) devices and if you have not configured the memory reservation or the reserved memory is not equal to the configured memory.
Resolution
To resolve this issue:
- Right-click the virtual machine and click Edit settings.
- Click the Resources tab.
- Select Memory and increase the reservation amount to its configured memory size.
- Click OK.
- Power on the virtual machine.
Article Properties
Article Number: 000161720
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2025
Version: 6
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