Service graphs
Graph Information
This graph shows what the machine uses its memory for.
| Field |
Internal name |
Type |
Warn |
Crit |
Info |
| active |
active |
gauge |
|
|
pages recently statistically used |
| inactive |
inactive |
gauge |
|
|
pages recently statistically unused |
| wired |
wired |
gauge |
|
|
pages that are fixed into memory, usually for kernel purposes, but also sometimes for special use in processes |
| buffers |
buffers |
gauge |
|
|
pages used for filesystem buffers |
| cache |
cached |
gauge |
|
|
pages that have percolated from inactive to a status where they maintain their data, but can often be immediately reused |
| laundry |
laundry |
gauge |
|
|
number of dirty bytes inactive |
| free |
free |
gauge |
|
|
pages without data content |
| swap |
swap |
gauge |
|
|
Swap space used |