7.4. MemTool: Unbundled Memory Tools
MemTool was developed to provide a more in-depth look at where memory has been allocated on a Solaris system. Using these tools, we can find out where every page of memory is, and in what proportions. MemTool is available as a downloadable, unsupported package from Sun Engineering. Note that these tools are not supported by the normal Sun support channels. The latest version of MemTool can be found at http://www.solarisinternals.com.
7.4.1. MemTool Utilities
The MemTool package provides command-line, GUI, and character tools, as listed in Table 7-3.
| Tool | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|
| memps | CLI | Dumps process summary and file system cache memory (-m). |
| prtmem | CLI | Displays a systemwide summary ... |
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