How do I find out System / Server Memory Utilization

free command example

Type the free command at shell prompt:


$ free


$ free -m


Output:

             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:          2010       1965         45          0        152        776
-/+ buffers/cache:       1036        974
Swap:         2047        137       1910

vmstat command

vmstat command provides more information :


$ vmstat


Output:

procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
 r  b   swpd   free   buff  cache   si   so    bi    bo   in   cs us sy id wa st
 0  0 140480  43636 158196 797692    1    0   108   220    1    4  7  5 87  1  0

Was this answer helpful?

 Print this Article

Also Read

tcpdump: Monitor ALL eth1 Traffic Except My Own SSH Session

I'm using tcpdump to dump, debug and monitor traffic on a network. However, there is lots of...

nginx: Send Custom HTTP Headers

How do I send or set arbitrary HTTP headers using nginx web server? You need to use add_header...

yum update Linux Error: Missing Dependency: xen-libs

When I type "yum update" under RHEL 5.x server I get the following error: Error: Missing...

HowTo: Linux Install LibreOffice

            How do I install newly released LibreOffice...

How to change the root Password using SSH

Changing your Root Password Using SSH This article will show you how to change the root...