topic Re: vmstat output in Operating System - HP-UX

vmstat output

Harstad_1 — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:17:48 GMT

Hi

I´m configuring the "mem_mon.cfg" template. The information is reported by the vmstat, exactly the memory free value.

The memory free value makes reference to the "Size of the free list".

Could you please help me about how to understand this value?

Thanks

Re: vmstat output

Peter Godron — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:25:15 GMT

Harstad,
for vmstat, avm (active virtual pages) and free (size of the free list) memory are reported in 4kb pages sizes.
Regards

Re: vmstat output

Harstad_1 — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 05:41:07 GMT

Hi Peter

Firstable thanks for your answer.

OK,,perfect, so if multpliied for block size I will get the free mem in Kb.

Should be the same as the reported in the top output?

Thanks

Harstad

Re: vmstat output

Harstad_1 — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 06:57:01 GMT

Hi All

And what about the values shown by the vmstat refering to the CPU?

Thanks

Harstad

Re: vmstat output

Peter Godron — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:02:41 GMT

Harstad,
from the vmstat man page:
cpu Breakdown of percentage usage of CPU time
us User time for normal and low priority
processes
sy System time
id CPU idle

For example CPU id at 95, means CPU is 95% idle.

Regards

Re: vmstat output

Harstad_1 — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:06:21 GMT

Hi Peter

So, how is posible the following values?

cpu
us 100
sy 0
id 200

Thanks

Harstad

Re: vmstat output

Peter Godron — Thu, 03 Mar 2005 07:26:18 GMT

Hartad,
multiple CPUs?
Regards

Re: vmstat output

Harstad_1 — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 07:36:07 GMT

Hi

It was a patch problem. Installed and now is correct.

Thanks

Harstad