[ale] vmware workstation, vmplayer 64bit os and memory allocation

[lists at serioustechnology.com (Geoffrey Myers)]

Narahari 'n' Savitha wrote:
> I created a VM Ubuntu 64 bit.  I allocated 8GB of RAM from the host(it 
> has 12GB) to the VM.
> 
> I find that the VMWare Workstation is a 32 bit app (it is installed in 
> the c:\Program Files(X86)\VMWare folder.
> 
> So does it mean it is a 32 bit app ?

Um, that is a windows path, are you running vmware on windows?

> 
> If it is a 32 bit app then the max memory that is allocated to a 32 bit 
> process is 2GB.(its my understanding).
> 
> Hence even if I have allocated 8GB it is not useful since the 
> vmware-worksation or vmplayer app are both 32 bit.
> 
> Any idea how to make the full 8Gb available to the VM app or is 
> VirtualBox true 64 bit  app a better option ?
> 
> 
> -Narahari
> 
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