about the vmstat message

[blueboy]

using vmstat can know virtual memory statistics,but how to know the usage of the virtual memory \ real memory \free memory(in MB)?

[Balaji_3]

Try TOP Command so that it illustrates Real,Virtual memory space.

Other choice try GLANCE tool

[blueboy]

hi,Balaji
the system have configuration 4GB memeory

use dmesg, report the following message:
physical:4194304K lockable 3225764K available 3705848

but use top report the following
memory: 1335800K(277508K) real 2438908K(404128K) virtual 51696K free page # 1/30

what's mean and why?

[Sanjay_6]

Hi,

Try these links,

http://us-support3.external.hp.com/cki/bin/doc.pl/sid=b04396a006cf8e803a/screen=ckiDisplayDocument?docId=200000059988538

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/os/11.0/tuningwp.html

Hope this helps.

Regds