Install the Windows Memory Oversubscription service

This section covers the procedure to install the Windows memory oversubscription service.

To install the Windows memory oversubscription service, follow these steps:

1. Within the Windows guest OS, ensure that the ThinkAgile CP ISO is attached.
2. Navigate to <CDROM>:\virtio-win-0.1.141\Balloon\<WINDOWS>, where <CDROM> is the letter of the CD Drive and <WINDOWS> is the Windows OS version that you are using.
3. Copy the folder that contains the memory oversubscription service to a safe location on the drive C:\. For example, you can use C:\Balloon.
   Note

   • Depending on your Windows version, the ISO might include both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (amd64) versions of the service. Choose the one that corresponds to your VM processor architecture.

   • It is very important to copy the service into a reliable location before registering it; otherwise, the service might become unavailable after the VM restart.

4. Open the Windows PowerShell application as an administrator and navigate to the folder where you copied the service.
5. Register the service within the OS by executing the following command:

   .\blnsvr.exe -i

   
   
   
6. Ensure that the memory ballooning service is listed and its status is Running by executing the following command:

   Get-Service

   
   
   

   If the service is not running, start it.

The Windows Memory Oversubscription service is now installed.