Category: Linux

Clear swap at Linux

Post author By maxglaz
Post date October 12, 2023
Categories In Linux, Scripting/Network Automation

Swap is used for cases, when system run out of available RAM. If server have no available RAM for process, it will crush/hung. Swap way extremely low, comparable to RAM and add extra load to disks. When you run a lot of Linux servers it is a great idea to have “swap cleaner” clear up […]

How to limit usage of RAM for buff/cache at Linux in 9 easy steps.

Post author By maxglaz
Post date October 12, 2023
Categories In Linux

First i should mention: Playing mindlessly with this could lead to server instability. In some cases, some applications “eats” unbelievable amount of memory for buffers/cache, what could lead to different negative outcomes.For example, if server has 48Gb of RAM and some application uses 40Gb of this RAM for buffer/cache, it might be a good idea […]