About Host Memory
The Host Memory page provides you with a unified view of an operating system's memory utilization.
The page displays the following information:
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Memory Utilization: Displays overall memory utilization. The default view is a graphical representation of the percentage of memory used over time. You can change the view to represent the MB of memory used over time. If you prefer, you can view the overall memory utilization in a table instead of a chart.
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Virtual Memory: Displays overall virtual memory utilization. The default view is a graphical representation of the percentage of swap space used over time. The default view is a graphical representation of the MB of memory used over time. You can change the view to represent the percentage of swap space used over time. If you prefer, you can view the overall virtual memory utilization in a table instead of a chart.
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Page Activity: Displays a paging statistics activity in a color-coded graph format. The chart shows the following page activity: Address Translation Page Faults appear as a blue line, Pages Paged-in appear as a green line, Pages Paged-out appear as an orange line, Active Pages appear as a blue line, and the Pages Scanned by Page Stealing Daemons appear as a violet line. All activity is on a per second basis for a single day. If you prefer, you can view the data in a table instead of a chart.
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Memory Details: A pie chart shows the memory details. The chart displays the Free Memory, Used Memory, and Other Shared Memory as a percentage of the entire memory.
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Swap File: Displays the swap file and amount of space used. A graphical representation shows at a glance the amount of used and free swap space.
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ZFS ARC cache usage: Displays ZFS ARC (Adaptive Replacement Cache) usage for Oracle Solaris operating systems.