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Meaning of terms MEMORY_REAL and MEMORY_SWAP in output of hardware.sh script in Splunk App for nix

ashmaind
Explorer

What is the meaning of terms MEMORY_REAL and MEMORY_SWAP in output of hardware.sh script in Splunk App for nix

Here is output of script :

[root@localhost bin]# sh hardware.sh
KEY VALUE
CPU_TYPE Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-XXXX CPU @ XXXGHz
CPU_CACHE XXXX KB
CPU_COUNT X
HARD_DRIVES sda (XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXX) XXX GB;
NIC_TYPE [ xxxxxx] xxxxx Gigabit
NIC_COUNT 2
MEMORY_REAL 8066392 kB
MEMORY_SWAP 8200188 kB

Apart from this I would also like to know meaning of NIC_TYPE and NIC_COUNT.

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harsmarvania57
Ultra Champion

Hi @ashmaind,

Please find below info.

MEMORY_REAL -> Total Memory (RAM) for that Server.
MEMORY_SWAP -> Total SWAP Memory for that Server.
NIC_TYPE -> Type of Ethernet Card present in Server.
NIC_COUNT -> Number of Ethernet Card present in Server.

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harsmarvania57
Ultra Champion

Hi @ashmaind,

Please find below info.

MEMORY_REAL -> Total Memory (RAM) for that Server.
MEMORY_SWAP -> Total SWAP Memory for that Server.
NIC_TYPE -> Type of Ethernet Card present in Server.
NIC_COUNT -> Number of Ethernet Card present in Server.

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