I was asked to relay this question on behalf of my AIX admin and would appreciate any help.
In relation to the AIX template: AIX
As far as I can tell this does not show correct memory utilization percentage. Even the builtin template for AIX systems does not show correct memory usage in the gauge or bar graphs. AIX uses memory like Linux does by allowing the kernel to utilize all of the RAM as paging. It seems as though SolarWinds has figured out how to properly calculate "REAL" Linux memory usage but not "REAL" AIX memory usage. To get a rough estimate of "REAL" memory usage in AIX 7.1 use these commands:
1.) `vmstat -v`
***Look for the last line: "percentage of memory used for computational pages" to get percent of REAL Memory(RAM) that is currently
being USED by all running processes.***
2.) `topas`
***Look for the " Comp" field to show percentage of REAL Memory(RAM) that is currently being USED by all running processes.***
3.) `nmon` (Then press "m")
***Under "FileSystemCache" add "Process"+"System" to get percent USED memory.***
I would like to see SolarWinds calculate the correct usage, or someone show me how to adjust the default AIX template to calculate properly.
Is there a way to edit the Memory gauge under "Average CPU Load & Memory Utilization" and System RAM under "Disk Volumes"?