Re: System keeps swapping !

From: Darren Dunham (ddunham_at_redwood.taos.com)
Date: 08/01/03


Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 00:42:11 GMT

Francesco <fmarchioniNIENTESPAM@libero.it> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have examined vmstat's output when the system is under stress

System? What kind? What OS?
> then if I close all applications I can see that free memory increases but
> the system
> still swaps...

> r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs
> us sy id
> 0 0 0 912 85408 22724 87304 0 6 53 27 109 110 1 0
> 98
> 0 0 0 912 85408 22724 87304 0 0 0 0 100 85 0 0
> 100
> 0 0 0 912 85408 22724 87304 0 0 0 0 100 85 0 0
> 100
> 0 0 0 912 85400 22732 87304 0 0 0 6 101 86 0 0
> 100

What information here indicates that your system is swapping?

> is there a way to eliminate at all this swap when I have enough free memory
> ?

Huh?

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Darren Dunham                                           ddunham@taos.com
Unix System Administrator                    Taos - The SysAdmin Company
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