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test: free up emulator memory #1888

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clean up emulator memory
hallvictoria Jul 13, 2026
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fix for docker
hallvictoria Jul 14, 2026
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22 changes: 21 additions & 1 deletion eng/templates/jobs/ci-emulator-tests.yml
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echo "Disk space after cleanup:"
df -h
displayName: 'Free disk space'


- bash: |
echo "Memory before cleanup:"
free -h

# Stop background services not needed for emulator tests.
# NOTE: Docker must remain running for CosmosDB/EventHub/ServiceBus emulators,
# so do NOT stop docker, docker.socket, or containerd here.
sudo systemctl stop snapd || true
sudo systemctl stop unattended-upgrades || true
sudo systemctl stop packagekit || true

# Drop Linux filesystem caches (page cache, dentries, inodes).
# This is safe for running processes, including Docker containers.
sudo sync
sudo sh -c 'echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches' || true

echo "Memory after cleanup:"
free -h
displayName: 'Free memory'

- task: UsePythonVersion@0
inputs:
versionSpec: $(PYTHON_VERSION)
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