Management center - Physical memory shows high usage

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• Management Center

Issue/Introduction

 Physical memory shows high usage in Management Center >> Administration >> Hardware Diagnostics

 

Cause

Management Center utilizes dynamic memory management.

 

 

Resolution

High physical memory consumption on Management Center is normal. When physical memory is consumed, MC then borrows from swap space. Swap space is a portion of disk space used for virtual memory. It is utilized when there isn't enough available physical memory.

If enough swap space is available even though physical memory is consumed, there isn't an issue with MC.

There may be a problem if virtual memory, the sum of physical memory and swap space, is high and available swap space is low.

By default, MC will trigger a "Warning" at 96% memory consumption and a "Critical" alert at 99%. Should this occur and is sustained for long periods of time, open a support case in the Support Portal then Upload System Diagnostics.