Understanding the Differences Between prstat and vmstat Output in the Solaris OS

Understanding the Differences Between prstat and vmstat Output in the Solaris OS

March, 2008

Here are examples of using prstat and vmstat to check system performance, with an explanation of why these commands sometimes report different information about memory and CPU usage.

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