06Chapter 6 of 20
Overview Tab
CPUs, memory, disk, the shared home folder — what each instance is made of.
- 1The Overview tabSix cards describing and configuring one instance.
- 2Virtual CPUsHow many processors an instance gets, and why it's fine to be generous.
- 3Memory: manual modeA fixed amount of memory, and why MSL warns above three fifths of your Mac's RAM.
- 4Memory: dynamic modeStart at a maximum and hand back whatever Linux isn't using, continuously.
- 5Disk size and storageHow full the disk is, how big it may get, dynamic versus fixed, and automatic growth.
- 6Your home folder inside LinuxYour Mac home folder appears at /mnt/mac in every running instance.
- 7How many can run at onceMSL runs at most four instances together, and why suspended ones count.