How To Fix VIRT104 - Minimum of Memory Available for Virtual Server (Reserved)

VIRT104 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 104

• Message text: Minimum of Memory Available for Virtual Server (Reserved)

What causes this issue?

The amount of memory that is reserved for use by the virtual system.
On VMware, this is called 'Reserved Memory'.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT104 - Minimum of Memory Available for Virtual Server (Reserved) ?

  The SAP error message VIRT104: Minimum of Memory Available for Virtual Server (Reserved) typically indicates that the virtual server does not have enough memory allocated to it to meet the requirements of the SAP application or the underlying operating system. This can occur in environments where SAP is running on virtual machines, such as those hosted on VMware, Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Memory Allocation: The virtual machine (VM) may not have enough RAM allocated to it based on the requirements of the SAP application.
  Resource Contention: Other VMs on the same host may be consuming a significant amount of memory, leading to insufficient resources for the SAP VM.
  
  Configuration Issues: The configuration settings for the virtual server may not be optimized for the workload, leading to memory shortages.
  Memory Limits: There may be limits set on the VM that restrict the amount of memory it can use.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Increase Memory Allocation:
  
  Access the virtualization management