diff --git a/configfile/main.go b/configfile/main.go
index 4e873fa..ff3e4c0 100644
--- a/configfile/main.go
+++ b/configfile/main.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalln("Failed to parse droplet:", err)
 	}
 
-	// log.Println(aCluster)
+	log.Println(aCluster.String())
 	// show the droplets to STDOUT
 	for _, d := range aCluster.Droplets {
 		log.Println("\tdroplet =", d.Hostname, "preffered host:", d.PreferredHypervisor)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// show the hypervisors to STDOUT
 	for _, h := range aCluster.Hypervisors {
-		log.Println("\thypervisor =", h.Hostname)
+		log.Println("\thypervisor =", h.Hostname, h.Memory)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81b5fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package virtbuf
+
+func (x *Hypervisor) SetMemory(gb int) {
+	x.Memory = int64(gb * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+}
diff --git a/sampleData.go b/sampleData.go
index eaf4cb7..806e1f9 100644
--- a/sampleData.go
+++ b/sampleData.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func CreateSampleDroplet(hostname string) *Droplet {
 	return d
 }
 
-func CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname string) *Hypervisor {
+func CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname string, mem int) *Hypervisor {
 	// Generate a new UUID
 	id := uuid.New()
 	h := &Hypervisor{
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ func CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname string) *Hypervisor {
 		Memory: 256,
 		Comment:  "this is a fake hypervisor",
 	}
+	h.SetMemory(mem * 32)
 	return h
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func CreateSampleCluster(total int) *Cluster {
 
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
 		hostname := fmt.Sprintf("farm%d", i)
-		h := CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname)
+		h := CreateSampleHypervisor(hostname, i + 1)
 		h.Comment = fmt.Sprintf("Sample hypervisor %d", i)
 
 		c.Hypervisors = append(c.Hypervisors, h)