C2950 memory error

[slicerpro]

Hi, I am having high memory usage alerts from my Nagios. It says my C2950 running Version 12.1(22)EA14 is using memory at 80%. I have gone through a few command outputs but don't see any pointers. I will greatly appreciate a second set of eyes on this. Here are some command outputs:

[Mark Malone]

The only way to clear memory issue is to reboot it , if its still spiking so high after a reboot you should upgrade the IOS as its probably a memory leak in software

INFO: The top 3 processes that are holding less than 1 MB of memory are: 'Pool Manager' is holding 94988 bytes 'SSH Process' is holding 81628 bytes 'SSH Process' is holding 79536 bytes

EDIT: I see your on the last image released for that model

[slicerpro]

Thanks for the response, while arranging for the change window, something else is picking my curiousity: what is that number that shows under "allocated" column? It is waaay bigger than the total memory itself for processes like 'dead' , 'pool manager' etc.

[slicerpro]

And oh, the 'init' process is actually holding > 1/2 of the memory. what does this process do?

[Philip D'Ath]

Cisco 2950's are pretty old ...

What is the normal "baseline" memory usage for your device?  If it has been slowly trending up then it is almost certainly a memory leak, and has already been said, a reboot wil be needed to fix it.