12-24-2003, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Prague | Tel-Aviv
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Quote:
Originally posted by mangeli
Dox,
What OS are you running on?
In linux, the kernel is designed to use most of the
available RAM for buffers and cache. Thus, few systems will have very large numbers in the "free" column on the "Mem:" line of "free" output.
Mostly those numbers will be high immediately after booting, then drop as you use the disk. It's the "-/+ buffers/cache" numbers that are better indicators of how much RAM is in use.
If you're running a windows server its another story... ;)
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