{"id":7631,"date":"2017-02-16T09:47:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T22:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2017-02-16T09:47:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T22:47:01","slug":"how-to-hot-add-remove-hyper-v-memory-network-adapters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/how-to-hot-add-remove-hyper-v-memory-network-adapters","title":{"rendered":"How to Hot Add &#038; Remove Hyper-V Memory, Network Adapters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790-1024x527.jpg\" alt=\"How to hot add virtual memory to a VM.\" width=\"654\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/bb7d-e1487115983790.jpg 1432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the neat new features of Windows Server 2016 is the ability to hot add and remove memory from your Hyper-V Guests. <\/strong>Officially known as &#8216;<strong>Runtime Memory Resize<\/strong>&#8216;,\u00a0this trick saves you a lot of time.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is different from <strong>Dynamic Memory<\/strong>, which we&#8217;ve had since Windows Server 2012. The key difference is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dynamic Memory<\/strong> monitors the memory you use in a virtual guest, then adds and removes it depending on your usage. This is not suitable for some scenarios where you don&#8217;t want constantly changing memory (E.g. A hoster).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Runtime Memory Resize\u00a0<\/strong>allows you to change a VM&#8217;s memory resource to a specific value without restarting the guest OS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also hot add other virtual hardware such as a network adapter in\u00a0Hyper-V 2016.\u00a0We&#8217;ve written a how-to on\u00a0doing both, so read on!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1>How to Hot Add and Remove Memory in Windows\u00a0Server 2016 Hyper-V<\/h1>\n<h2>Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>The requirements to use Runtime Memory Resize are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You must be running either Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016. The reason for this is the changes to the kernel mode memory manager that is not present before Windows 10 and Server 2016. These changes allow ram\u00a0to be removed (unplugged) and added (plugged) from the OS. As a side-note, certain versions of Linux also support hot-adding memory, but not removal.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You can&#8217;t be using Dynamic Memory for the VM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 You can use this feature with either a Generation 1 or Generation 2 VM.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Unlike Dynamic Memory, Runtime Memory Resize supports vNUMA.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Hot\u00a0Add the Memory in VM Hardware Settings<\/h2>\n<p>First, open the Hyper-V Management Console. Select the Virtual Machine you want to alter. Right click, and select setting.<\/p>\n<p>Then, select the Memory tab under Hardware, and specify the required additional memory. You should be seeing a screen like the one below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/RAM.png\" alt=\"Adding Hyper V Memory\" width=\"501\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/RAM.png 698w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/RAM-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Verify the Memory has been Added in the OS System Settings<\/h2>\n<p>After adding the memory to your VM, click Apply and OK. The additional memory should have been added to the running VM without restarting it.<\/p>\n<p>To check that this is the case, go to the OS System Properties. The amount of RAM should have changed proportionately. Easy, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/03f52a139353dc655095620aa8c542b87173793fa41f2a275df90cc12a9d22c1_2Gb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/03f52a139353dc655095620aa8c542b87173793fa41f2a275df90cc12a9d22c1_2Gb.png\" alt=\"Adding Hyper Dynamic Memory to your Systems is simple.\" width=\"509\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/03f52a139353dc655095620aa8c542b87173793fa41f2a275df90cc12a9d22c1_2Gb.png 530w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/03f52a139353dc655095620aa8c542b87173793fa41f2a275df90cc12a9d22c1_2Gb-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step 3 &#8211; Hot Remove Runtime Memory<\/h2>\n<p>For Hot-Remove, it&#8217;s just as easy. Open the Hyper-V Management Console again, select the VM, right click, and select settings. Select the memory tab under Hardware once more.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re there, just select run-time memory size. Specify the required amount of memory, and click okay.\u00a0You&#8217;ll want to verify this by opening the OS System Properties again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Memory.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Memory.png\" alt=\"Hot memory allocation to your host and operational removal.\" width=\"514\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Memory.png 707w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Memory-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Hot Adding and Removing Network Adapters\u00a0in Windows\u00a0Server 2016 Hyper-V<\/h1>\n<h2>Step 1 &#8211; Go to the Network Settings<\/h2>\n<p>The steps for this are really simple.<\/p>\n<p>Open File-&gt;Click settings-&gt;Click Add Hardware-&gt;Choose Network Adapter-&gt;Click Add.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Add-Hardware.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Add-Hardware.png\" alt=\"On top of dynamic memory hyper adding and removal, you can do the same with your NIC.\" width=\"531\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Add-Hardware.png 695w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Add-Hardware-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step 2 &#8211; Assigning a Virtual Switch for the new NIC<\/h2>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve created a new NIC, you&#8217;ll want to assign a virtual switch to it so it can communicate with the Hyper-V Host&#8217;s NIC.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is select the\u00a0&#8216;New Virtual Switch&#8217; option. Click Apply, then OK.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/New-network-adapter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/New-network-adapter.png\" alt=\"Add hot memory dynamic to your systems.\" width=\"529\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/New-network-adapter.png 712w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/New-network-adapter-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Step 3 &#8211; Hot Remove Network Adapters<\/h2>\n<p>All you have to do is go to the same settings place while the VM is running, and click Remove.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Remove-NA.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Remove-NA.png\" alt=\"Hyper Dynamically managing your Server Hardware.\" width=\"538\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Remove-NA.png 708w, https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/Remove-NA-300x275.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<p>Hot adding and removing virtual hardware in Windows Server 2016 is an awesome feature, so you can start dynamically allocating resources where they&#8217;ll make maximum impact.\u00a0While VMware has had the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VMware_vSphere\">vSphere<\/a>\u00a0hot add feature for some time, Microsoft has now caught up and then some.<\/p>\n<p>This feature is particularly useful when it comes to backup software. Since you want backup jobs to complete as fast as possible, you can properly allocate\u00a0RAM to help speed up this process.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have backup software already, we highly recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/\">BackupAssist<\/a>.\u00a0BackupAssist is the #1 Ranked Backup and Disaster Recovery Software for Windows Servers, used by Fortune 500 companies and other organizations such as NASA, <a href=\"http:\/\/web.mit.edu\/\">MIT<\/a>, and Cessna, but priced for small and medium businesses.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/BackupAssist\/download2.php\">download the 30-day free trial here<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/backupassist.html\">read more about its features<\/a>. If you&#8217;re using another sort of OS, you can also check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/news\/the-best-backup-software-free-backup-guide\/\">free backup buyer&#8217;s guide<\/a> to see what&#8217;s the right fit for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the neat new features of Windows Server 2016 is the ability to hot add and remove memory from your Hyper-V Guests. Officially known as &#8216;Runtime Memory Resize&#8216;,\u00a0this trick saves you a lot of time. This feature is different from Dynamic Memory, which we&#8217;ve had since Windows Server 2012. 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