I was under the (likely false) impression that the "used" value given for swap in the "free" command represented a high water mark. In my experience, it goes up, but never comes down again.
-- .~. Robert P. Nix Mayo Foundation /V\ RO-OE-5-55 200 First Street SW /( )\ 507-284-0844 Rochester, MN 55905 ^^-^^ ----- "In theory, theory and practice are the same, but in practice, theory and practice are different." On 10/9/07 1:19 PM, "Romanowski, John (OFT)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is their a way to find out the maximum amount or percentage of swap > space a server's used? > swapon -s shows me the current amount used, but I'm interested in > finding out how close a server has come to using all its swap space. > > > John Romanowski > z/VM - zLinux Support > NYS Office for Technology > (518)485-9555 > -------------------------------------------------------- > This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or > otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you > received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send > it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its > attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete > the e-mail from your system. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390