Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Robert Nichols
On 07/20/2011 07:09 PM, Michael McNulty wrote: I think I found my problem. I did not realize using /dev/shm as a ramdisk will create swap space. Is there a way to prevent the ramdisk from swapping to disk? Perhaps by not storing so much stuff in it? That, or adding more RAM. Seriously, if

[CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Michael McNulty
--- On Thu, 7/21/11, Robert Nichols rnicholsnos...@comcast.net wrote: Perhaps by not storing so much stuff in it?  That, or adding more RAM. Seriously, if you're going to fill up a large portion of your available memory with a ramdisk, demands for memory are going to have to be met by

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Ljubomir Ljubojevic
Michael McNulty wrote: --- On Thu, 7/21/11, Robert Nichols rnicholsnos...@comcast.net wrote: Perhaps by not storing so much stuff in it? That, or adding more RAM. Seriously, if you're going to fill up a large portion of your available memory with a ramdisk, demands for memory are going to

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Michael McNulty
. Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:35:47 +0200 From: office@plnet.rsSend To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏ Michael McNulty wrote: --- On Thu, 7/21/11, Robert Nichols rnicholsnos...@comcast.net wrote: Perhaps by not storing so much stuff

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Robert Nichols
On 07/21/2011 03:20 PM, Michael McNulty wrote: --- On Thu, 7/21/11, Robert Nicholsrnicholsnos...@comcast.net wrote: Perhaps by not storing so much stuff in it? That, or adding more RAM. Seriously, if you're going to fill up a large portion of your available memory with a ramdisk, demands

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Michael McNulty
? To: centos@centos.org From: rnicholsnos...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:28:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏ On 07/21/2011 03:20 PM, Michael McNulty wrote: --- On Thu, 7/21/11, Robert Nicholsrnicholsnos

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-21 Thread Robert Nichols
On 07/21/2011 04:57 PM, Michael McNulty wrote: Yes I am copying files there but as my first post shows I have plenty of free memory so I thought it should not be using swap space. I guess this is my problem. http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-create-linux-ram-disk-filesystem/ tmpfs (also

Re: [CentOS] Memory Usage in Top and System Monitor‏

2011-07-20 Thread Michael McNulty
I think I found my problem. I did not realize using /dev/shm as a ramdisk will create swap space. Is there a way to prevent the ramdisk from swapping to disk? ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org