You might also take a look at this: 
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zvm/v5r3/topic/com.ibm.zvm.v53.hcpb8/hcsi1b2161.htm
 and  (in linux) the vmstat command. I also find it very useful when reading 
the man page for a particular command to check out the "see also" section. 
Several different commands will give you different views.

Zach

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob van der Heij" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:44:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: How to determine memory size for sles9 64 bit linux guest

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 4:23 PM, Lee, Gary D. <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am trying to compare two guests to troubleshoot some performance issues.
>
> Can't remember how to determine what a guest thinks it has for memory and 
> swap.
>
> Ssues sles9 64 bit under vm 5.3.
> Thanks for the help.

The Linux view is through the "free" command, and "cat /proc/swaps"
for the detailed data.

But be aware that virtualization plays tricks there. For CPU as well
as for memory. You can't really tell much from Linux internal data
without having the VM data with it.

Rob
--
Rob van der Heij
Velocity Software
http://www.velocitysoftware.com/

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