In regards to paging, should MDC be off for a Linux guest running under z/VM? That is, MINIOPT NODMC to reduce paging?
Thanks, Alyce -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Nielsen Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 2:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: z/VM 5.1 Paging On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:31:04 -0000, Dusha, Cecelia Ms. WHS/ITMD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >q alloc page > EXTENT EXTENT TOTAL PAGES HIGH % >VOLID RDEV START END PAGES IN USE PAGE USED >------ ---- ---------- ---------- ------ ------ ------ ---- >510PAG F005 1 3338 600840 332523 443499 55% >PAG002 F008 1 3337 600660 0 0 0% >PAG003 F00A 1 3337 600660 0 0 0% > ------ ------ ---- >SUMMARY 1760K 332523 18% >USABLE 1760K 332523 18% >Ready; T=0.01/0.01 12:21:38 > >MDC READS is now 33/SEC... Could the percentage used be stuck at the high >water mark? HIGH PAGE is the high water mark. PAGES IN USE is the current usage. The % USED is PAGES IN USE / TOTAL PAGES. (332523/600840 is 55%.) So, no, it's not stuck at the high water mark. Brian Nielsen
