Thanks for all the input!! >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 01/18/03 01:59PM >>> On Sat, 2003-01-18 at 06:50, Kevin Keithan wrote: > So if the load on my server goes up and the memory is needed, it > will be released?
Yep. Cached files can be discarded without disk activity, and will be if the RAM they're occupying is needed by an application. > I have about 24 Students using MySQL over the > next couple of months and I want everything ready. If I see the > swap being used heavily should I be concerned? Be concerned if swap becomes used heavily and the buffers/cache become very small. That combination is the best indicator, since "heavily" is somewhat subjective. If you have plenty of files being cached, then they system probably is performing as it should. You can also watch "vmstat 2". Pay attention to the columns labeled "si" and "so", which are short for "swap in" and "swap out". If the system's applications are using more memory than is available, those columsn will indicate many pages being swapped in/out. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
