# OpenNebula 5.12.0.1 can't create new vm under 4gb of ram

**URL:** <https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-5-12-0-1-cant-create-new-vm-under-4gb-of-ram/8756>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-5-12-0-1-cant-create-new-vm-under-4gb-of-ram/8756 "2020-08-24T14:03:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Liorme](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/liorme/32/6115_2.png) [@Liorme](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Liorme)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-5-12-0-1-cant-create-new-vm-under-4gb-of-ram/8756/1 "2020-08-24T14:03:18Z")

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Please, describe the problem here and provide additional information below (if applicable) …

vcenter environment  
when i choose any template, i can’t specify anything under 4gb of ram. if i do under that, i get “One or more required fields are missing or malformed.”

what could be the reason?

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**Author:** ![Liorme](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/forum.opennebula.io/liorme/32/6115_2.png) [@Liorme](https://forum.opennebula.io/u/Liorme)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.opennebula.io/t/opennebula-5-12-0-1-cant-create-new-vm-under-4gb-of-ram/8756/2 "2020-08-24T14:27:06Z")

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i’ve just learned that if i change it to mb instead of gb, i can put any size i want. looks like a bug