Linux::memory Usage; Linux::process Counts By State - Red Hat NETWORK SATELLITE 5.1.0 Reference Manual

Appendix C. Probes
Field
Critical CPU Load 15-minute average
Warning CPU Load 15-minute average
Table C.20. Linux::Load settings

5.7. Linux::Memory Usage

The Linux::Memory Usage probe monitors the memory on a system and collects the following
metric:
• RAM Free — The amount of free random access memory (RAM) in megabytes on a system.
You can also include the reclaimable memory in this metric by entering
reclaimable memory field.
Requirements — The Red Hat Network Monitoring Daemon (
monitored system to execute this probe.
Field
Include reclaimable memory
Timeout*
Warning Maximum RAM Free
Critical Maximum RAM Free
Table C.21. Linux::Memory Usage settings

5.8. Linux::Process Counts by State

The Linux::Process Counts by State probe identifies the number of processes in the following
states:
• Blocked — A process that has been switched to the waiting queue and whose state has been
switched to
waiting
• Defunct — A process that has terminated (either because it has been killed by a signal or
because it has called
its termination by executing some form of the
• Stopped — A process that has been stopped before its execution could be completed.
• Sleeping — A process that is in the
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