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Sort and display top 5 values alone

sushmitha_mj
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I am trying to display the top 5 memory used values by command - Meaning the top 5 commands with maximum usage, but I seem to be unable to get the output. Here is my search:

index=os sourcetype=ps host=xyz  | eval RSZ_MB=RSZ_KB/1024| stats max(RSZ_MB) as "Memory_Used" by COMMAND | sort -Memory_Used | top 5

Thanks,
Sushmitha

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NOUMSSI
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hi try this:

index=os sourcetype=ps host=xyz | eval RSZ_MB=RSZ_KB/1024| stats max(RSZ_MB) as "Memory_Used" by COMMAND | sort -Memory_Used | top limit=5 Memory_Used

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NOUMSSI
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hi try this:

index=os sourcetype=ps host=xyz | eval RSZ_MB=RSZ_KB/1024| stats max(RSZ_MB) as "Memory_Used" by COMMAND | sort -Memory_Used | top limit=5 Memory_Used

sushmitha_mj
Communicator

Worked... Thanks...

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NOUMSSI
Builder

Excellent! Please vote if the answer was helpful.

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