Why swap space is being used instead of freeing cache memory in Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Swap space is 100% full even if there is enough cached memory which can be reclaimed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) All versions

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