Hi, I am in the process of converting a script for gathering system info in Solaris to be used in Linux. I noticed RedHat 5.5 does not have the "w" output from vmstat even the manpage indicates that it exists [sysadm@unix ~]$ vmstat 5 5 procs memory swap io system cpu r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa 1 0 0 2492644 124640 1039360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2492644 124640 1039360 0 0 0 14 103 188 25 0 75 0 1 0 0 2492644 124640 1039360 0 0 0 0 102 191 25 0 75 0 1 0 0 2492644 124640 1039360 0 0 0 30 108 189 25 0 73 2 excerpt from man FIELD DESCRIPTIONS Procs r: The number of processes waiting for run time. b: The number of processes in uninterruptable sleep. w: The number of processes swapped out but otherwise runnable. This field is calculated, but Linux never desperation swaps. In addition, it does not have the "sr" as similar to Solaris's vmstat. I do know that many of the info are stalled in /proc, but is /proc/vmstat the only location I can get the scanrate ? will it be pgscan_kswapd_high? thanks -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list