Re: memory utilization went high on solaris.

From: CJT (cheljuba@prodigy.net)
Date: 04/14/03 

From: CJT <cheljuba@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 07:07:47 GMT

DukeNM wrote:
> file system cache : well what exactly would that be?
> and i thought memory got utilized only when needed.
>
> so it wouldnt make any difference to my server if i put 1gb ram or
> 10gb ram since eventually it would always get utilized to its fullest.
> how wierd.

Not weird at all -- why buy it if you don't want it to be used?

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>
> Rich Teer <rich.teer@rite-group.com> wrote in message news:<Pine.GSO.4.44.0304110905460.3287-100000@zaphod>...
>
>>On 11 Apr 2003, DukeNM wrote:
>>
>>
>>>the problem i currently faced is that i have a solaris E450 server
>>>having 2gb ram
>>>
>>>we have oracledb and websphere the major applications running on the
>>>server with clients connecting to them.
>>>
>>>hoewver recently the memory utilization was so high that only 30mb
>>>free mem was left. i would like to know what process is utilizing
>>>memory.
>>
>>What you're seeing is probaly normal. Solaris uses all free
>>RAM as a file system cache.
>