So i think the correct thing to do is "free -m | grep buffers/cache | awk
'{print $4}" is right for me to place a warning system that monitors the RAM
.
2011/4/8 Ron Johnson <ron.l.john...@cox.net>
>
> The actual "used by kernel+applications" is, I think, 371.
>
>
> On 04/08/2011 02:53 PM, Fabio DellaCorte wrote:
>
>> OK! Thank you for the explanations. But raising this case, what is the
>> parameter to be controlled? And compared to the controls I mentioned
>> above which
>> of the two actually fit the occupation of RAM ?
>> 2011/4/8 Stan Hoeppner<s...@hardwarefreak.com>
>>
>> Fabio DellaCorte put forth on 4/8/2011 12:13 PM:
>>>
>>>> root@debian-cq2:/etc/pandora# free -m
>>>> total used free shared buffers
>>>> cached
>>>> Mem: 8006 790 7215 0 210
>>>> 208
>>>> -/+ buffers/cache: 371 7634
>>>> Swap: 22883 2 22881
>>>>
>>>
>>> You have 7GB+ free out of 8GB. And you're concerned with memory usage?
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Why do you have 20GB of swap? Given your memory usage, assuming the
>>> above is "typical", and the fact you have 8GB RAM, I'm going to guess
>>> you could likely get by with no swap device at all.
>>>
>>> You have nothing to worry about. Unless of course this is an "idle"
>>> state, and you run some gargantuan simulation app that eats all 8GB when
>>> launched. I doubt that's the case, as you'd not be asking this question
>>> if you used such an app.
>>>
>>> > From what you've provided, you don't need to worry about memory.
>>>
>>>
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