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    The .vswp file allows the ESXi host to swap out a virtual machine's memory pages if free memory falls below a threshold. The default size of the .vswp file is equal to the amount of memory allocated to the VM minus any memory reservation. Memory reservations guarantee that physical memory pages are loaded and available to the VM.

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    The .vswp file allows the ESXi host to swap out a virtual machine's memory pages if free memory falls below a threshold. The default size of the .vswp file is equal to the amount of memory allocated to the VM minus any memory reservation. Memory reservations guarantee that physical memory pages are loaded and available to the VM.

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    The Size of Memory The VM Was Built With Minus Any Memory Reservation Set For The VM

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    The .vswp file allows the ESXi host to swap out a virtual machine's memory pages if free memory falls below a threshold. The default size of the .vswp file is equal to the amount of memory allocated to the VM minus any memory reservation. Memory reservations guarantee that physical memory pages are loaded and available to the VM.

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    vswp file notes


    When a VM starts up the vmkernel creates a .vswp file so
    that if free memory on the ESXi host falls below minfree
    the vmkernel can free up memory by swapping out a
    VMs entire set of allocated memory pages. When the VM
    is powered off the .vswp file is removed.
    The default size of the .vswp is equal to:
    The size of memory the VM was built with
    Minus any Memory Reservation set for the VM.
    Memory Reservations mean:
    1)Physical memory pages loaded into memory by the
    VM at VM startup.
    2)Physical memory pages guaranteed to the VM as it
    runs.
    So since the default reservation is 0 the .vswp file is
    usually equal to the memory the VM was built with.
    If a reservation is set for the VM the .vswp file will equal
    the size of memory VM was built with minus the
    reservation.

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