https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/vSIM-9-8-on-VM-Workstations-requires-8GB-of-RAM-fails-without-it/m-p/166385#M2734 <P>I've pulled more of my hair out trying to install the 9.8 vSIM on VM Workstation Pro.&nbsp; It is by default setup to use 5.1GB's of RAM, but I've found it locking up and freezing, very soon after coming up, even at the cluster setup questions.</P><P>I finally saw Matt Elver's post, <A href="https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Upgrading-simulator-from-9-7-to-9-8-fail/m-p/165322" target="_blank">https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Upgrading-simulator-from-9-7-to-9-8-fail/m-p/165322</A> about the upgrade.&nbsp; I tried it, and had immediate success.</P><P>So I've setup all three nodes with 8GB's of RAM.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:26:25 GMT Tas 2025-06-04T10:26:25Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/vSIM-9-8-on-VM-Workstations-requires-8GB-of-RAM-fails-without-it/m-p/166385#M2734 <P>I've pulled more of my hair out trying to install the 9.8 vSIM on VM Workstation Pro.&nbsp; It is by default setup to use 5.1GB's of RAM, but I've found it locking up and freezing, very soon after coming up, even at the cluster setup questions.</P><P>I finally saw Matt Elver's post, <A href="https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Upgrading-simulator-from-9-7-to-9-8-fail/m-p/165322" target="_blank">https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/Upgrading-simulator-from-9-7-to-9-8-fail/m-p/165322</A> about the upgrade.&nbsp; I tried it, and had immediate success.</P><P>So I've setup all three nodes with 8GB's of RAM.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:26:25 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Simulator-Discussions/vSIM-9-8-on-VM-Workstations-requires-8GB-of-RAM-fails-without-it/m-p/166385#M2734 Tas 2025-06-04T10:26:25Z