Re: Actual mem usage, not including disk cache

On 07/05/07, Chris Ochap <cochap@ahfc.state.ak.us> wrote:
> Is there a way to make SNMP report memory usage for a linux server that
> does not include in memory disk cache/buffers? We're trying to get an
> accurate accouting of system memory usage, but all linux based hosts we
> have report memory usage as pegged, even if the host isn't busy. Thanks
> for any tips.

Try running "cat /proc/meminfo" on the target system.
Which field(s) of this output correspond to the usage that
you're interested in?

The SNMP agent doesn't necessarily report all of these figures,
but this interface is where it retrieves the information that it
does report.

Dave

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