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Old 05-06-2012, 09:57 PM   #1
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Fedora +Xen memory


So I often run a Xen guest for just a short while and then delete the guest when I'm done testing. How Do I free up the ram it was using for my Host OS Fedora. Even when I delete the Xen guest the amount of ram I have available to the Host fedora system does not change. If I reboot the RAM is once again available. Any ideas?
 
Old 05-08-2012, 08:16 AM   #2
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You can try the solution provided in the following link,

http://nixcraft.com/xen/3083-xen-lin...-shutdown.html


Please respond back if it fixes the issue
 
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Old 05-08-2012, 06:39 PM   #3
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@blue_print This might work but I actually deleted the domains and still didn't get the memory back. I could reboot and get it all back but I'm trying to avoid reboot.
 
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I think that his post was the answer. Using xm command and correct options should have worked.
 
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I double checked my math.. Thank you both the commands worked.
 
  


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