vmstat output

[Harstad_1]

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

[Peter Godron · Accepted solution]

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

[Harstad_1]

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

[Harstad_1]

Hi All

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

Thanks

Harstad

[Peter Godron]

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

[Harstad_1]

Hi Peter

So, how is posible the following values?

cpu
us 100
sy 0
id 200

Thanks

Harstad

[Peter Godron]

Hartad,
multiple CPUs?
Regards

[Harstad_1]

Hi

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

Thanks

Harstad