If a VM is allocated too much RAM and crashes or shuts down abruptly due to an out-of-memory (OOM) error, what happens to the data? Will unsaved progress or data stored in the RAM be lost, or does the hypervisor have a mechanism to save the state?

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Elizabeth Rosalind Rebecca R · Accepted Answer

All unsaved data stored in the RAM is permanently lost because an abrupt crash gives the hypervisor no time or memory resources to save its state.

If a VM is allocated too much RAM and crashes or shuts down abruptly due to an out-of-memory (OOM) error, what happens to the data? Will unsaved progress or data stored in the RAM be lost, or does the hypervisor have a mechanism to save the state?

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