I usually just modify the ram arguments for the actual machine. vb.customize [ 'modifyvm', :id, '--name', node[:hostname], '--mem

I usually just modify the ram arguments for the actual machine. vb.customize [ 'modifyvm', :id, '--name', node[:hostname], '--memory', node[:ram].to_s ] We use this to perform cluster testing locally with 4 to 6 128mb nodes. :)