check_nt - MEMORY USAGE - incorrect results

[Scott Wilkerson]

check_nt 's MEMUSE includes the page file.

If you use checkMem via NRPE you can choose only physical

http://www.nsclient.org/nscp/wiki/CheckSystem/checkMem


Scott Wilkerson
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On 1/9/2013 11:55 AM, Andrew Thompson wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Using the supplied check_nt plugin to check Memory Usage on Windows 
> servers.
>
> Some report correctly, others report a complete load of old tosh!!!
>
> I have tried 3 different versions of Windows OS, the version seems to 
> make no odds.
>
> Doesn't matter if 32 or 64 bit either.
>
> Some examples
>
> MY primary domain controller -- Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) -- 8GB 
> ram installed
>
> Output from the check appears correct:
>
> Memory usage: total:8205.64 Mb - used: 2902.96 Mb (35%) - free: 
> 5302.67 Mb (65%)
>
>
> Another 2008 R2 (x64) server box (has SQL installed on it) -- 12GB ram 
> installed
>
> Output thinks its got 24GB:
>
> Memory usage: total:24573.16 Mb - used: 1796.71 Mb (7%) - free: 
> 22776.45 Mb (93%)
>
> A Server 2003 Standard (x86) box (an internal test web server) -- 
> 512MB ram installed
>
> Output thinks its got over 1GB:
>
> Memory usage: total:1257.50 Mb - used: 333.30 Mb (27%) - free: 924.20 
> Mb (73%)
>
> A Server 2012 (x64) box (with HyperV installed) -- 28GB ram installed
>
> Output thinks tis got 32GB:
>
> Memory usage: total:32500.80 Mb - used: 16709.37 Mb (51%) - free: 
> 15791.43 Mb (49%)
>
> Anybody any ideas as to why check_nt is returning incorrect info. I 
> know its incorrect but Nagios doesn't so where exactly is it reading 
> these values from?
>
> Thanks in advance for anybodies input.
>
> Regards
>
>
>
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