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In the ''Reserved Memory'' section of the dialog, the reserve limit is defined in the ''Size'' field. By default this value will likely be set at the maximum allowed limit. Once a new limit has been defined, click on the ''OK'' button is to commit the change and dismiss the dialog.
== Memory Swapping Configuration ==
To impose a delay between starting or stopping each virtual machine, enter the required timeout durations in the ''Default Startup Delay'' and ''Default Shutdown Delay'' fields. In the case of the host shutting down, it is also possible to select the shutdown mechanism used to power off any currently running virtual machines using the ''Shutdown Action'' menu.
Since the purpose of the startup delay is to ensure that each virtual machine is fully booted before starting the next virtual machine, an interesting option is available for guests guest operating systems which have VMware Tools installed. Since VMware Tools are amongst the first processes to be started once a guest operating system has completed its startup process, VMware Server can be instructed to ignore any time remaining on the timeout delay if the presence of VMware Tools running on the guest is detected. In other words, if the startup delay is configured for 120 seconds and the guest actually starts up (and launches VMware Tools) in 90 seconds, VMware can immediately move on to starting the next virtual machine with waiting unnecessarily for the remaining 30 seconds of the delay time. To activate this option, make sure that the ''Start next VM immediately if the VMware Tools start'' option is selected.
The lower section of the dialog presents the current startup order for the virtual machines contained with within the hosts host's inventory. Three categories are provided consisting of virtual machines which are to be started in a specific order, virtual machine that may be started in any order, and virtual machines which are to be started manually. To move a virtual machine from one category to another, select it from the list and use the ''Move Up'' and ''Move Down'' buttons. When the virtual machine reaches the ''Specified Order'' list, the up and down arrows control the position of virtual machine in the startup order. To remove a virtual machine from the startup order list, press the down button until it moves out of the Specified Order list and into the next category.
To modify the settings for a specific virtual machine, select it from the list and click the ''Edit'' button. The resulting dialog provides the option to override the host wide defaults and set specific startup and shutdown settings for the selected virtual machine.
