How to view processes that may be using the 'low memory' (ZONE_NORMAL) area and what are the relief measures for low memory issues?

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Issue

  • A server that has been running for a while, lately has been having issues due to running out of low memory. Is there a way to view the processes that may be using low memory.
  • What are the relief measures that can be done on a resource intensive system with low memory issues?

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86 (32-bit)

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