PRB: Negative memory utilization in consolidation planning project

  • 7005633
  • 05-Apr-2010
  • 26-Apr-2012

Environment

PlateSpin Recon

Situation

This article outlines the cause of negative memory utilization being reported in consolidation projects using PlateSpin Recon.
 
Negative values for memory utilization may appear in consolidation projects for workloads that have had physical memory added to the monitored server since the time of the last inventory of that server.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, refresh the inventory of the affected server and create the project again.