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Ignoring linux cached data in memory

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list Gary Baluha · Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:16:50 -0400 · 
Is there any way in Hobbit to have the memory graphs *not* include the
memory that Linux is using for cached data?  We have a few machines that
tend to have large portions of their memory being used for the system cache,
and as such, often show 100% swap and physical memory being used, when in
fact there is still free memory.

I would imagine other people have run across this, and I'm curious what has
been done to remedy this.
list Tom Georgoulias · Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:56:22 -0500 ·
▸ quoted from Gary Baluha
Gary Baluha wrote:
Is there any way in Hobbit to have the memory graphs *not* include the
memory that Linux is using for cached data?  We have a few machines that
tend to have large portions of their memory being used for the system cache,
and as such, often show 100% swap and physical memory being used, when in
fact there is still free memory.
You can edit the memory graph definition in hobbitgraphs.cfg and remove the references to those variables that you don't want displayed.  That's the easiest way.  Or you make your own version of the graph.

TOm