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Is this server load normal? load average: 36.02, 27.48, 16.28

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by pilar, May 27, 2007.

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    Well.. as you have seen in the title, my server has a bit lot of load. Is that normal?

    load average: 36.02, 27.48, 16.28

    If not, what can I do?

    My machine:

    CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz

    Number Of CPU(s): 2

    Speed: 2128.005MHz
     
    pilar, May 27, 2007 IP
  2. Will.Spencer

    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    That is not OK.

    What sort of access do you have to the server?

    Can you run the `top` command to see what process(es) are using up all the CPU?
     
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    Definitely not normal.

    As mentioned above, you must get to the 'top' command.
     
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    Thats a lot, it should not be more than 1 (100% usage) for each cpu, so max should be 2. But do you notice any difference in performance ?
     
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    ok, i have done that.. and i have copy again, see here: load average: 59.47, 51.62, 38.27
     
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    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    What output do you see when you run the `top` command?

    How is disk space utilization on each of your partitions? Can you show us the output of the `df -k` command?
     
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    Holy cow, something is definitely off.

    Is that what you got from `top`?
     
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    That's too much load - I'd be surprised if all your services are up and running.
    If you run WHM check Apache Status and CPU/MySQL/Mem Usage.
     
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    well.. i just checked it again and see: load average: 122.86, 95.93, 86.14
     
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    Is it running very slow ? Is it a dedi ?
     
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    Log in to the server and type 'top'
    Copy and paste the output here.

    If you're stuck try: ps -auxw
    and paste that for us also

    Pasting the output from: dmesg
    would be helpful also.
     
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    Reboot the server...and high server loads doesn't always mean that much cpu utilization...CPU load is just an indication and often misinterpreted.

    But, yes, the values are too high.
     
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    Will.Spencer NetBuilder

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    Well, what are you doing to fix it?

    You're not responding to anyones questions or suggestions! :mad:
     
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    God! very anormal!

    look at thes monitoring tools and send us more details....
    top
    vmstat
    iostat
     
    zonzon, May 27, 2007 IP
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    Your server can take a maximum of 2, and it seems as if you need a more powerful box. You should try using the top command to find out whats wrong... also you can use the Apache Status and CPU/MySQL/Mem Usage feature in WHM to determine whats wrong (the red highlighted items will be it). If it's a mysql thread, then use the mytop utility to determine whats wrong (it'll show which database is using how much).
     
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    Max. acceptable load(considered as normal) = 1 for each processor. In your case, its 2
     
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