[KLUG Members] Checking memory status on AIX Unix box..

Adam Tauno Williams members@kalamazoolinux.org
29 Apr 2003 16:04:38 -0400


> Am I correct in assuming I can use the free -m command to check system
> memory on a RISC-300 box running AIX Unix?
> Just curious...

I've never seen the free command on an AIX box, not even on the
AIX5L(inux0 version.

You want vmstat

drill:/ $ vmstat
kthr     memory             page              faults        cpu
----- ----------- ------------------------ ------------ -----------
 r  b   avm   fre  re  pi  po  fr   sr  cy  in   sy  cs us sy id wa
 1  1 284637  2182   0   0   2  64  159   0 294 158709 251 21 63 15  1