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8.3. Memory Tuning on Virtual Machines

8.3.1. Memory Monitoring Tools
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Memory usage can be monitored in virtual machines using tools used in bare metal environments. Tools useful for monitoring memory usage and diagnosing memory-related problems include:
  • top
  • vmstat
  • numastat
  • /proc/

Note

For details on using these performance tools, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Performance Tuning Guide and the man pages for these commands.
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