Andrew Davis wrote: > So along with disk and CPU tests, I want to test for memory usage. I > pulled a perl memory script off Nagios Exchange and was quickly > reminded of how linux handles memory... how it leaves whatever has > been used previously as "reserved". Thus, a server with 4Gb of RAM may > show that 3.95Gb is in use, but in reality, more like 512Mb is in use > and the swap usage is under 10%, if used at all, confirming the > "actual versus reserved" issue. So how are you guys testing for memory > on Linux boxes that flag it as reserved when its not? Are there any > scripts on Nagios Exchange for memory testing that are better than others?
I use check_memory.pl. It properly takes buffers and cache into consideration (using the "free" command). http://www.nagiosexchange.org/cgi-bin/page.cgi?g=Detailed%2F1433.html;d=1 -- Justin Pasher ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
