Hi Friends , I have VPS. Today when i checked cpu/mem/sql usage , I found that one of my site showing me User : xx Domain : xxxxxx.xx %CPU : 5.72 %MEM : 4.32 Is it normal Load or high , Is there any script to check the load on a server by combining different factors. Thanks Tulip
I think this is not normal load. Normally my forum stops at 5% CPU load. According to default settings. Most of the time when there are around 50 visitors on my forum the server load is 0.4% to 0.7%
That isn't the way you read those numbers. The load average on a linux based server using a program like top from shell is a number. Usually 1.0 would mean 100 percent of the cpu is being used, but there are other factors such as memory usage, etc. If you have more than one processor or more than one processor core the number can get higher before it becomes a problem. On a dual core cpu you can easily run it up to 2.0 or so. This is no set rule as you can optimize other areas of the server and still be fine at higher load levels. I've had servers with a load of 5.0-10.0 that still perform just fine. The first poster was looking at some numbers in their control panel from what it looks like. These numbers were showing 5 percent of the cpu being used which is low and fine, and should not be confused with the load number.
Thanks guys for information but is there any web software which will calculate exact load on serevr , i m using cpanel/whm
Use WHM's Service Status. Easy stats OR login to ssh as root and type "top" and you'll get total usage as well(a bit more complicated)
Top gives far more detail. It isn't difficult to do, just download a program called putty. Log into the server using your root username and password, then type top at the prompt
oh yes! Many people get confused how to quit after you've entered top command. Ctrl + C returns you back to bash.