How to check the Physical RAM and Swap Space in Unix/Linux Systems.

Following are the most requred OS commands while installing and configuring Oracle Software on Unix/Linux Operating Systems.

Operating System: AIX 5L Based Systems (64-Bit)
Physical RAM: # /usr/sbin/lsattr -E -l sys0 -a realmem
Swap Space: # /usr/sbin/lsps -a

Operating System: HP Tru64 UNIX
PPhysical RAM: # /bin/vmstat -P grep "Total Physical Memory"
Swap Space: # /sbin/swapon -s

Operating System: HP-UX Itanium
Physical RAM: # /usr/contrib/bin/machinfo grep -i Memory
Swap Space: # /usr/sbin/swapinfo -a

Operating System: HP-UX PA-RISC (64-Bit)
Physical RAM: # grep "Physical:" /var/adm/syslog/syslog.log
Swap Space: # /usr/sbin/swapinfo -a

Operating System: IBM zSeries Based Linux, LinuxItanium/POWER/x86/x86-64
Physical RAM: # grep MemTotal /proc/meminfo
Swap Space: # grep SwapTotal /proc/meminfo

Operating System: Solaris SPARC 64-Bit/x86/x86-64
Physical RAM: # /usr/sbin/prtconf grep "Memory size"
Swap Space: # /usr/sbin/swap -s

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Sabdar Syed,
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Download Oracle 11g New Features PDF.

Dear Blog viewers,

Today, when I'm giving answers to in OTN forums, I came across a link for Oracle 11g New Features Document, prepared by Ahmed Baraka.

Below is the link for downloading Oracle 11g New Features pdf.

Oracle 11g New Features for Administrators !

Few more documents available in his website.

Ahmed's Other Documents

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Sabdar Syed,
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My New Wordpress Blog !

Dear Friends,

I have started another new blog in wordpress. This blog is exclusively for RAC Basic Administration.

Take a look at my new blog: http://syedracdba.wordpress.com/

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Sabdar Syed,
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