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Oracle Linux: Why is SWAP Being Used Instead of Available Physical Memory (Doc ID 2404462.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 6.0 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86
Linux x86-64

Goal

This document help us to understand that system with a large portion of RAM free memory available and SWAP heavily in use. It can show SWAP reaching 90% with free RAM memory space large than SWAP used.

Solution

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