[j-nsp] High RE memory utilization for JUNOS 7.6 and latter

[sthaug at nethelp.no]

> Is there any reason why on 7.6 and above, the RE memory utilization can
> shoot up to more than 90%. As a comparison, I have a number of systems
> running 7.0 with multiple BGP full feeds w/ 512 MB RAM (RE 3.0) and the
> utilization rarely exceed 70%.

Because the calculation of memory utilization evidently has changed. See
the discussion at

http://marc2.theaimsgroup.com/?l=juniper-nsp&m=116448795729031&w=2

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no