https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6402249#M486391 Looks like you have a lot of user processes with large amounts of resident memory. Suspect applications allocating memory and either needing it or not freeing it when it does not. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:58:19 GMT Emil Velez_2 2014-03-06T13:58:19Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380067#M486215 <P>Please help me understand where my memory has been consumed?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I have 16GB of physical memory and the OS is 11iv2. &nbsp;From basic analysis i can see &nbsp;~7gb of memory has been consumed by my app ad OS. But i wonder where the memory is taking... is that chache? buffer? how this can be analyzed?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><DIV>ProcList CPU Rpt &nbsp;Mem Rpt &nbsp;Disk Rpt &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;NextKeys SlctProc &nbsp; Help &nbsp; &nbsp; Exit</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;Glance C.04.70.000 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 08:52:36 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ia64 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Current &nbsp;Avg &nbsp;High</DIV><DIV>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>CPU &nbsp;Util &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;| &nbsp;0% &nbsp; &nbsp;1% &nbsp; &nbsp;3%</DIV><DIV>Disk Util &nbsp; F &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; | &nbsp;2% &nbsp; &nbsp;2% &nbsp; &nbsp;3%</DIV><DIV>Mem &nbsp;Util &nbsp; S &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; SU &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;UB &nbsp; &nbsp; B &nbsp;| 99% &nbsp; 99% &nbsp; 99%</DIV><DIV>Networkil &nbsp; U &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; UR &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;R &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;| 62% &nbsp; 62% &nbsp; 62%</DIV><DIV>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PROCESS LIST &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Users= &nbsp; &nbsp;1</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;User &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CPU % &nbsp; &nbsp;Thrd Disk &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Memory &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Block</DIV><DIV>Process Name &nbsp; &nbsp; PID &nbsp; &nbsp; Name &nbsp; ( 400% max) Cnt &nbsp;IOrate &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;RSS/VSS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;On</DIV><DIV>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>siebmtsh &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2987 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;28 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 930.8mb &nbsp;980.9mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 13101 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;33 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 756.9mb &nbsp;800.6mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10176 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;21 &nbsp; 0.1 &nbsp; 715.8mb &nbsp;784.6mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebprocmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2912 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 637.0mb &nbsp;666.4mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2942 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;33 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 446.3mb &nbsp;488.5mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3055 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;30 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 310.8mb &nbsp;387.1mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3081 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;26 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 292.9mb &nbsp;374.4mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3121 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;63 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 273.8mb &nbsp;330.9mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3041 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;13 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 269.9mb &nbsp;316.6mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3098 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;42 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 268.6mb &nbsp;330.1mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>siebprocmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2901 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 8 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 268.0mb &nbsp;297.5mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3070 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;26 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 257.9mb &nbsp;333.2mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3129 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;62 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 255.1mb &nbsp;306.2mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2956 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;32 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 244.0mb &nbsp;288.9mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3103 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;32 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 243.5mb &nbsp;288.6mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtsh &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2902 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;10 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 223.1mb &nbsp;252.3mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2922 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;15 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 187.9mb &nbsp;229.8mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2923 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;13 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 187.1mb &nbsp;228.2mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtsh &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2911 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;28 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 161.6mb &nbsp;186.6mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebprocmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3020 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 7 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 152.2mb &nbsp;378.7mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>siebmtsh &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2836 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;54 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;90.0mb &nbsp;143.6mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>vxsvc &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2332 &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;18 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;54.3mb &nbsp; 84.2mb SLEEP</DIV><DIV>siebmtshmw &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3029 sadmin &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;16 &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; &nbsp;34.5mb &nbsp; 63.4mb OTHER</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>ProcList CPU Rpt &nbsp;Mem Rpt &nbsp;Disk Rpt &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;NextKeys SlctProc &nbsp; Help &nbsp; &nbsp; Exit</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>###############################</DIV><DIV><DIV>:#./kmeminfo</DIV><DIV>tool: kmeminfo 8.00 - libp4 9.306 - HP CONFIDENTIAL</DIV><DIV>unix: /stand/current/vmunix 11.23 64bit IA64 on host "xxxxxxx"</DIV><DIV>core: /dev/kmem live</DIV><DIV>link: Sun Feb 20 15:19:30 GMT 2011</DIV><DIV>boot: Thu Nov 28 14:27:43 2013</DIV><DIV>time: Tue Feb 18 08:54:54 2014</DIV><DIV>nbpg: 4096 bytes</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>----------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV><DIV>Physical memory usage summary (in page/byte/percent):</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>Physical memory &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;4186552 &nbsp; 16.0g 100%</DIV><DIV>Free memory &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;41978 &nbsp;164.0m &nbsp; 1%</DIV><DIV>User processes &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;1991841 &nbsp; &nbsp;7.6g &nbsp;48% &nbsp;details with -user</DIV><DIV>System &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp;2133805 &nbsp; &nbsp;8.1g &nbsp;51%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; Kernel &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;1542320 &nbsp; &nbsp;5.9g &nbsp;37% &nbsp;kernel text and data</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; Dynamic Arenas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;1089010 &nbsp; &nbsp;4.2g &nbsp;26% &nbsp;details with -arena</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; M_TEMP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; 920887 &nbsp; &nbsp;3.5g &nbsp;22%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vx_global_kmcac &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;37664 &nbsp;147.1m &nbsp; 1%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; spinlock &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;28923 &nbsp;113.0m &nbsp; 1%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vm_pfn2v_arena &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp;16630 &nbsp; 65.0m &nbsp; 0%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; VFD_BT_NODE &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;11096 &nbsp; 43.3m &nbsp; 0%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Other arenas &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;73810 &nbsp;288.3m &nbsp; 2% &nbsp;details with -arena</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; Super page pool &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; 152101 &nbsp;594.1m &nbsp; 4% &nbsp;details with -kas</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; Static Tables &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; 228158 &nbsp;891.2m &nbsp; 5% &nbsp;details with -static</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pfdat &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;98122 &nbsp;383.3m &nbsp; 2%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; nbuf &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp;66304 &nbsp;259.0m &nbsp; 2% &nbsp;bufcache headers</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; vhpt &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp;32768 &nbsp;128.0m &nbsp; 1%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; text &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp; 8226 &nbsp; 32.1m &nbsp; 0% &nbsp;vmunix text section</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bufhash &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp; 8192 &nbsp; 32.0m &nbsp; 0% &nbsp;bufcache hash headers</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Other tables &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; &nbsp;14545 &nbsp; 56.8m &nbsp; 0% &nbsp;details with -static</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; Buffer cache &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; = &nbsp; 591485 &nbsp; &nbsp;2.3g &nbsp;14% &nbsp;details with -bufcache</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; UFC meta mrg &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 0%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; UFC file mrg &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0 &nbsp; 0%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><DIV>#ipcs -mob</DIV><DIV>IPC status from /dev/kmem as of Tue Feb 18 08:55:00 2014</DIV><DIV>T &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ID &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; KEY &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;MODE &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;OWNER &nbsp; &nbsp; GROUP NATTCH &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;SEGSZ</DIV><DIV>Shared Memory:</DIV><DIV>m &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0x411c09a8 --rw-rw-rw- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;348</DIV><DIV>m &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0x4e0c0002 --rw-rw-rw- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;61760</DIV><DIV>m &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0x41200084 --rw-rw-rw- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8192</DIV><DIV>m &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 32774 &nbsp;0x06347849 --rw-rw-rw- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; sys &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;65544</DIV><DIV>m &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 0x491404b0 --rw-r--r-- &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;root &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;0 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;22908</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV></DIV></DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:13:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380067#M486215 karthikbalu 2014-02-18T05:13:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380085#M486216 <P>Your kmeminfo output has the breakdown of where system memory is allocated.</P><P>The lines with "details with" show the options to get more details.</P> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:27:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380085#M486216 Dennis Handly 2014-02-18T05:27:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380131#M486217 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any idea? How to tune this area's??</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><DIV>System &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;2153362 &nbsp; &nbsp;8.2g &nbsp;51%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; Kernel &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;1575271 &nbsp; &nbsp;6.0g &nbsp;38% &nbsp;kernel text and data</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; Dynamic Arenas &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp;1245145 &nbsp; &nbsp;4.7g &nbsp;30% &nbsp;details with -arena</DIV><DIV>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; M_TEMP &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;= &nbsp; 920883 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;3.5g &nbsp;22%</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:38:06 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6380131#M486217 karthikbalu 2014-02-18T05:38:06Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6381411#M486218 <P>Check your kernel parameter dbc_max_pct:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><PRE>kctune -s dbc_max_pct Tunable Value Expression Changes dbc_max_pct 10 10 Immed</PRE><P>&nbsp;50% is the (very bad) default for the buffer cache.</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:58:52 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6381411#M486218 Bill Hassell 2014-02-18T19:58:52Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6385743#M486242 <P>This is what i have for the buffer cache. This value was 20% and i reduced to 15, but still &nbsp;memory is busy.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>#kctune -s dbc_max_pct<BR />Tunable Value Expression Changes<BR />dbc_max_pct 15 15 Immed</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I suspect a memory leak here. Also i wonder how to tune the M_TEMP which is showing on 'kmeminfo'.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>System = 2095248 8.0g 50%<BR />Kernel = 1543670 5.9g 37% kernel text and data<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp;Dynamic Arenas = 1086737 4.1g 26% details with -arena<BR />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;M_TEMP = 920890 3.5g 22%</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 23 Feb 2014 06:02:05 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6385743#M486242 karthikbalu 2014-02-23T06:02:05Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6402249#M486391 Looks like you have a lot of user processes with large amounts of resident memory. Suspect applications allocating memory and either needing it or not freeing it when it does not. Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:58:19 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6402249#M486391 Emil Velez_2 2014-03-06T13:58:19Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6403782#M486395 <P>&gt;a lot of user processes with large amounts of resident memory.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>But karthikbalu was worried about the 8.1g used by "system".</P> Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:46:09 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6403782#M486395 Dennis Handly 2014-03-07T19:46:09Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6404686#M486407 <P>Issue resolved after installing the below patch and tuning the below param.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>PHKL_32425 has been released which addresses MEMORY_LEAK.</P><P>PHKL_41807 s700_800 11.23 mmap,madvise,mlock,msync, read corruption patch.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>kctune vxfs_ifree_timelag=-1</P> Sun, 09 Mar 2014 07:17:31 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/memory-usage-discrepency/m-p/6404686#M486407 karthikbalu 2014-03-09T07:17:31Z