vm.swap_reserved
vm.swap_reserved documentationvm.swap_reserved
Plugin: freebsd.plugin Module: vm.swap_reserved
Overview
Read how much anonymous memory the kernel has reserved for running processes. This is the amount of swap that would be needed to back all allocated anonymous memory, the same accounting Linux reports as Committed_AS.
The plugin reads the vm.swap_reserved sysctl. The kernel tracks it whatever the vm.overcommit setting is.
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector only supports collecting metrics from a single instance of this integration.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
This integration doesn’t support auto-detection.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
Setup
Prerequisites
No action required.
Configuration
Options
| Option | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| vm.swap_reserved | Enable or disable the committed memory metric. | yes | no |
via File
The configuration file name for this integration is netdata.conf.
Configuration for this specific integration is located in the [plugin:freebsd] section within that file.
The file format is a modified INI syntax. The general structure is:
[section1]
option1 = some value
option2 = some other value
[section2]
option3 = some third value
You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the
Netdata config directory.
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config netdata.conf
Examples
There are no configuration examples.
Metrics
Metrics grouped by scope.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
Per vm.swap_reserved instance
Committed memory for the whole system.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
| Metric | Description | Dimensions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| mem.committed | Committed (Allocated) Memory | Committed_AS | MiB |
Alerts
There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
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