High Load Average with High Idle%

[Pedro Cirne]

Hi,

I've a server mainly running Java and I permanently have a High Run Queue with processors with high IDLE%.

Another strange thing is that the load is not balanced between the CPUs

Attached find the TOP :)

Any ideias?

Thks

[Fedon Kadifeli]

I am not sure, but this may be due to high (disk, network...) I/O.

You should investigate the problem by using some performance tools (like GlancePlus).

[Eric Antunes]

Hi Pedro,

Check those threads:

http://forums2.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=366706

http://forums2.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=31858

Best Regards,

Eric Antunes

[Ted Buis]

You may want to look at uptime -lw. Load Averages don't mean much and high is relative. The unbalance could be due to the OS not wanting to switch processors and force reloading of cache.