Empty lines in top

[Danny Engelbarts]

Hi,

On one HPUX 10.10 system (K250) we've got two processes which show up in top with a blank line beneath them, i don't think it's something to worry about it's just that i've never seen this behaviour before and can't explain it ... anybody can?

i've included the output in the attachment

Greetz, Danny

[Dietmar Konermann]

Hi, Danny!

Simply looks like a formatting problem due to the fact that the procs have cum. CPU time larger that 999.99.

Nothing Yuu should really care about... :-)

Regards...
Dietmar.

[Albert E. Whale, CISSP]

Now that's a Fully Loaded Server!

4.5+, what's the response time on that beast?

I would be concerned with the amount of CPU time that the top two processes have consumed. But then again, I do not know how long the server has been up without a reboot either. Has it been more than three months????

Have a Great Day!

[Stefan Schulz]

Thats just a formating problem in top. Nothing to worry about.

[Dan Hetzel · Accepted solution]

Hi Danny,

Not to worry about this simple formatting problem, but...
I think that you should try determining the reason for having a run-queue that high on a nearly idle system.
See the line near the top showing "Load averages: 4.52, 4.70, 4.67"

It would be interesting to analyze disk I/O with 'sar' to try determining what's going wrong.

Best regards,

Dan

[Danny Engelbarts]

Hi,

Funny, i didn't even notice the load ... yes this is a busy little bastard! The uptime is 101 days now, the top process (oninit) is an informix database.
I am planning on a little research on the performance, but it's not top priority ...
I thought the empty lines were a format thing already, thanks for the affirmation.

Greetz, Danny

[Dan Hetzel]

Hi Danny,

A quick way to check for a 'run-queue' is by using 'uptime'. It should be one of the first commands run on a slow system. But we all underestimate that one, don't we?

;-)

Dan

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Install the latest patches for top (PHCO_14306 (FOR 10.20)and General ReleasePatches for HP-UX). These will help out in the formatting issue and others.