Re: Memory Performance - When is RAM over committed ?

[Sanjivji AT Gmail <sanjivji@xxxxxxxxx>]

I have been using Perf Navigator from MPG group .It can show you in a nice
graphical way diff  graphs related to memory over a longer time period and
uses the same performance collection data.

On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Graap, Kenneth <
Kenneth.Graap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I am already proactively "tuning" my system ...
>
> What I'm trying to understand here though is whether or not there is an
> objective way to monitor and analyze the utilization of RAM in order to
> prove that there is an over commitment of this resource and that more is
> actually needed. I want to spend time rationally analyzing how this
> resource is being utilized precisely to avoid the option to:
>
>         "throw money at the problem" and just buy more real memory.
>
> I'd like to know how the rest of you monitor the utilization of RAM.
>
> For example, it is easy to monitor auxiliary storage utilization and
> "prove" that storage is over committed as its utilization increases
> above 80 or 90% ... How would you do something similar for RAM usage, or
> can you?
>
>
>
> Kenneth
> Kenneth E. Graap
>
>
>
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