How can I see active (not cached/buffered) RAM usage?
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Related: XOA memory consumption.
I am wondering why XO only records/shows the cached RAM usage of VMs, and not their actual active RAM usage. I am currently having to use Sysstat in my VMs just to record and view these stats. Does the XO agent not record/obtain these stats at all?
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XO doesn't record anything, it's done by the agent inside it (guest agent), then fetched by XAPI, and finally fetched by XO.
We are in the process of rewriting the agent (so maybe adding this value). Alternatively, you can use something else to get metrics from your VMs (like Netdata)
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@olivierlambert Thanks, that is what I'm using Sysstat for, to generate graphs. Will probably start using Zabbix sometime soon. Is there an ETA for the new agent?
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@jivanpal Would running top or xentop serve the purpose?
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No ETA, we are starting from scratch. But a first prototype should be around here before the end of the year
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@tjkreidl Not if I want to see what the stats were in the past!
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@jivanpal Right; I simply meant you could start using these to track from this point onward. Also other options, like Cacti, MRTG, etc.
