Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@IRJ Why are you not running Ubuntu 16.04? Also check sysstat.
He hasn't had all that much time to update.
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@aaronstuder Of course I know how to install it, I was just saying not everyone has it installed.
topis the stock command included with every debian distro.
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@DustinB3403 Does top have pretty colors and bar graphs? lol
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@DustinB3403 Does top have pretty colors and bar graphs? lol
Nope, just the info that we need
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@scottalanmiller I am a sucker for pretty things....
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@IRJ said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
topShould give you all the details you need live.
Right now it is using very little memory (2%) . I just rebooted so I will check when there is an issue again.
This is why you need sysstat, it has history.
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@IRJ is this related to this?
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As a learning experience
VIRT is the "used amount" of memory and %MEM is obviously the "amount of total" memory.
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Here's an older site explaining the top command if you need further details.
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@IRJ said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
Right now it is using very little memory (2%) . I just rebooted so I will check when there is an issue again.
That's why I was asking for the sar output, it will show what was going on leading up to the crash.
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@DustinB3403 said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
As a learning experience
VIRT is the "used amount" of memory and %MEM is obviously the "amount of total" memory.
But hit M to reorder the display by memory used, rather than by CPU used.
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Here is a top output after reordering....
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@scottalanmiller on my distro I have to use Shift+f to change the sort order.
What is the syntax your using from the command line?
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Actually yeah no top and m doesn't sort for me, it just removes the usage at the top.
Using Top Shift+f and then select VIRT pressing "s" and then "q" sorts with the VIRT used highest to lowest.
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@IRJ is this related to this?
No different server, but similar problem.
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@IRJ How much RAM is on the VPS?
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@IRJ How much RAM is on the VPS?
2gb
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@IRJ Have you tried 4GB? Seems like your driving a lot of traffic - 2 might not cut it.
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@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:
@IRJ Have you tried 4GB? Seems like your driving a lot of traffic - 2 might not cut it.
I haven't because it's double the price. I am looking at migrating all my hosting to A2. I am trying to keep web cost and social media costs under $50 a month.
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2GB can potentially handle a lot of traffic. Millions of hits a month, depending on the platform.
