Memory Status Test

This test monitors the usage of the various memory partitions or banks in a system. This test works on Solaris platforms only.

Target of the test : A Sun Solaris server

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for every memory bank in the Solaris system being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The IP address of the host for which this test is to be configured.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

Availability

Indicates whether this memory partition is available for use or not.

Percent

If the value of this measure is 100, it denotes that the memory partition/bank is available for use. A value of 0 is indicative of the memory bank not being used.