Use the Memory Usage window to view memory usage statistics in a tabular and in a chart format.

From the SBC main screen, go to Monitoring > Dashboard > Memory Usage or
Monitoring > System > Category: Hardware StatusMemory > Memory Usage

The Memory Usage window displays. Click the Memory Type or Memory column header to sort the table by that column. The memory usage data is updated every five seconds.

Figure 1: Memory Usage


The following output is displayed:

Table 1: Memory Usage Information

ParameterDescription
Total system memory

Specifies total system memory used by the SBC platform.

Real free memory (Kb)Specifies real free memory on the SBC platform, which includes free memory, buffer memory and cached memory.
Free memorySpecifies free memory available after installing the SBC application.
Used memorySpecifies the memory used by the SBC application.
Cached memorySpecifies cached memory which stores the copies of the data from frequently used main memory location.
BuffersSpecifies the temporary storage for raw disk blocks.

The same entries are displayed in a chart format. Hover the mouse over the chart to see details of the memory type.

Figure 2: Memory Usage Chart