40GB of RAM shown as 33GB in /proc/meminfo

[Yaboto]

My blade server has 40GB of memory installed. I could even verify and confirm it in the server inforfation through the enclosure onboard administrator,

but when I execute cat /proc/meminfo in my RHEL5, it gives me only 33GB as total memory.


Please Advice,

[Thomas Vogt (CH)]

Hi,

Check with free command

e.g:

# free -g

Shows memory in GB.


Cheers
- Thomas

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom shalompeace,

uname -a

It is always helpful in these situations to know if we are dealing with a 64 bit or a 32 bit kernel.

also please post the free command output

SEP

[Yaboto]

[root@rcbdev /]# free -g
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 32 2 29 0 0 0
-/+ buffers/cache: 1 30
Swap: 7 0 7
[root@rcbdev /]#


[root@rcbdev /]# uname -a
Linux rcbdev 2.6.18-164.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Aug 18 15:59:52 EDT 2009 x86_64 x86_64
x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@rcbdev /]#


Thanks for all your help !

[Ivan Ferreira]

Is it possible that in this hardware there is some memory sharing with another component like the video adapter?

[sahir_1]

As per your OS and Kernel version RHEL 5.0 can support unlimited memory.
So please provide your server Model and hardware details for further investigation.

All The Best

Sahir

[Yaboto]

Thanks !

I am using a BL460c server.

[sahir_1]

Hi,

Please provide the output of "cat /proc/meminfo" and "top -c"

All the Best

Sahir