Memory

In the Memory pane, you can set the maximum amount of memory (RAM) that will be reserved for all virtual machines running on the host computer.

Note: You must have the root privileges to change the memory settings in Parallels Workstation for Linux.

To edit these settings:

1. Open the File menu and click Preferences .
2. In the Preferences dialog, select Memory in the sidebar.

The Automatically option (selected by default) means that the total amount of memory reserved for all running virtual machines is calculated automatically.

To set this amount manually, select Manually and specify the needed value.

The allocated memory is shared among all running virtual machines. You can set the amount of RAM for a particular virtual machine on the General tab of the Virtual Machine Configuration dialog.

Restoring Default Settings

The Restore Defaults button allows you to restore the default settings for all options available in this pane.