How To Fix VIRT615 - Overprovisioning

VIRT615 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 615

• Message text: Overprovisioning

What causes this issue?

Memory Overprovisioning: if activated, the monitored VM is competing for
memory resources with other VMs running on the same virtualization host
/ memory pool.

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

System Response

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 VIRT615 - Overprovisioning ?

  The SAP error message VIRT615 indicates an issue related to overprovisioning of resources in a virtualized environment. This typically occurs when the allocated resources (such as CPU, memory, or storage) for a virtual machine exceed the physical resources available on the host system. Here’s a breakdown of the cause, potential solutions, and related information:
  
  Cause:
  
  Resource Allocation: The virtual machine (VM) has been allocated more resources than what is physically available on the host. For example, if multiple VMs are configured to use more CPU or memory than the host can provide, it leads to overprovisioning.
  High Demand: If the workload on the VMs is high, it can lead to resource contention, causing performance issues and triggering the VIRT615 error.
  
  Configuration Issues: Incorrect configuration settings in the virtualization platform can also lead to overprovisioning.
  
  
  Solution:
  
  
  Review Resource Allocation:
  
  Check the resource allocation for each VM and ensure that the total allocated resources do not exceed the physical