Swap file utilization monitor

Swap file utilization monitors swap space utilization on the asset.

• System type: All but Other/Unidentified
• Category: Performance

On Windows assets, the methods for swap file utilization is WMI or Windows performance counters.

• For WMI or Windows performance counters, a Windows user with permissions to read the registry on the monitored asset is required.
• When using Windows performance counters, the service “Remote Registry” must be enabled and started on the monitored asset.

On Unix assets, KNM connects to a monitored asset using SSH2, issuing commands specific to the selected operating system. Ensure the user used for UNIX assets can issue required commands. free -m is the default command. It may require software installation on your asset.

Note: If you experience issues with this monitor type on Windows machines, try unchecking the Use WMI checkbox on the Advanced tab of the asset node.

Note: Only monitor specific settings are documented here. See Standard monitor settings.

Monitor specific properties

• Max swap utilization - Specifies the percent max threshold.
• Swap file name - Name of the swap file to monitor. Click the Rescan swap files link to update the list.
• Logon account - To override the asset default account select an account from the list.

Windows specific properties

• Detailed error report - Lists all processes and their memory usage in an error report.