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| **Checklist** | **Checklist** | ||
| - | * Distro: Enterprise Linux 6.x | + | * Distro(s): Enterprise Linux 6 |
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| ====== Understanding System Load ====== | ====== Understanding System Load ====== | ||
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| * 2 CPU/Cores = 100% is load 2.00 | * 2 CPU/Cores = 100% is load 2.00 | ||
| * 4 CPU/Cores = 100% is load 4.00 | * 4 CPU/Cores = 100% is load 4.00 | ||
| - | * Example: From the analogy above, each CPU Core can handle | + | * Example: From the analogy above, each CPU Core can actively process |
| ===== Calculate Overall CPU Load ===== | ===== Calculate Overall CPU Load ===== | ||
| - | * Get number of CPUs | + | * Get number of CPUs< |
| - | * <code bash> | + | OR |
| + | nproc</ | ||
| * Load Average / NumProccessors = decimal % load | * Load Average / NumProccessors = decimal % load | ||
| * Example: LoadAvg(1.5) / 2 Processors = 0.75 or 75% system load on a dual core system. | * Example: LoadAvg(1.5) / 2 Processors = 0.75 or 75% system load on a dual core system. | ||
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| - | ==== High CPU ==== | + | ===== High CPU ===== |
| Clues that you should investigate high CPU usage: | Clues that you should investigate high CPU usage: | ||
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| - | ==== High Memory Use ==== | + | ===== High Memory Use ===== |
| Notes on Linux memory management | Notes on Linux memory management | ||
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| - | ==== Disk I/O ==== | + | ===== Disk I/O ===== |
| * I/O wait (wa) is the percentage of time a CPU is waiting on disk. | * I/O wait (wa) is the percentage of time a CPU is waiting on disk. | ||