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тАО05-05-2009 12:58 AM
тАО05-05-2009 12:58 AM
What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
Can someone kindly help.. We haev HP-UX server which has 32gb RAM and 13gb swap space. Its runs databases and has connections from OAS and Staffware, ist maxises out on RAM quite a lot. Swapinfo -tam always shows heavy ram usage, in the 90's.
Can any one advise which kernel parametes for memory I can check and see if the settings maybe incorrect, as we suspect the server is some how using the RAM inefficiently.
Thanks.
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тАО05-05-2009 01:11 AM
тАО05-05-2009 01:11 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
it will help u
http://docs.hp.com/en/939/KCParms/KCparam.PagingParamsOverview.html
sajjad
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тАО05-05-2009 01:11 AM
тАО05-05-2009 01:11 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
Check dbc_min_pct and dbc_max_pct values. dbc_max_pct might have set to default value of 50.
If you don't need that much buffer cache you can reduce to 10-15.
This value defines % of memory to be reserved for buffer cache.
Ganesh.
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тАО05-05-2009 02:25 AM
тАО05-05-2009 02:25 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
Thanks for the replies.
Ive checked settings for:
dbc_max_pct
dbc_min_pct
A while back we changed dbc_max_pct from 50 to 5. The dbc_min_pct was NOT changed, it remains on 5. Is there any problem with having both max and min on 5 ?
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тАО05-05-2009 02:58 AM
тАО05-05-2009 02:58 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
download from here:
ftp://eh:spear9@hprc.external.hp.com/memory.htm
and with:
#kmeminfo -- you can check your user/system memory usage
#kmeminfo -u -- memory per process usage
you could also use glance.
check out the process that are consuming more memory.
There are server parameters you can change to reduce the memory utilization, but you should first start by checking if the user process are using the ram they should.
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тАО05-05-2009 03:06 AM
тАО05-05-2009 03:06 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
okay thanks, I'll look into kmeminfo, but you say there are several paramters that can be changed so memory, would be please be able to list these ?
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тАО05-05-2009 04:57 AM
тАО05-05-2009 04:57 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
>>Is there any problem with having both max and min on 5 ? <<
Obsolutely no. What you have done is static buffer.
If dbc_min_pct and dbc_max_pct is different value, it is called dynamic buffer. When the system is initially booted, the system allocates dbc_min_pct (the default is 5 percent) of memory for buffer pages. The size of the buffer cache will grow until dbc_max_pct value as new pages are brought in from disk.
For better understanding read this document.
http://docs.hp.com/en/7779/commonMisconfig.pdf
Ganesh.
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тАО05-05-2009 05:10 AM
тАО05-05-2009 05:10 AM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
But for example vx_ninode is a kernel parameter that the default(not allways, depends on you app) is to high, and by lowering it you can save some memory(not to much).
Take a look at the pdf it's well written.
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тАО05-05-2009 03:57 PM
тАО05-05-2009 03:57 PM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
Add a lot more RAM or, tell the database admin to reduce RAM usage or, stop running so many processes on the system.
Bill Hassell, sysadmin
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тАО05-05-2009 04:13 PM
тАО05-05-2009 04:13 PM
Re: What Memory Kernel Parameters to check as server using too much RAM
Note that 90% memory use is not in itself a problem.
Lowering the buffer pool as recommended above can free some memory, but you should run some tests to see if that move benefits your performance.
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