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h2. 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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h2. 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.
[Read Full Article|http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/content/submitted/prstat_vs_vmstat.jsp]
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