high load on workstation running 11.11

[Patrick Wallek]

Can you give a few more specifics on the type of workstation? What model, type / speed of CPU, amount of RAM, swap, etc.

I didn't see anything from top that pointed to any runaway processes or anything. If this is a small workstation with not a lot of RAM, the performance you have may be as good as you get.

[John Henrikson]

Thanks for your help!!!
and I also want to appologize for that first post I should have edited that and uploaded it as an attachment..
Anyway, its a 785/B1000..
processor is a 300Mhz PA8500..
hysical Memory: 384.3MB RealMemory: Active 49858.4KB Total: 82469.0KB Virtual Memory: Active:100913.2KB Total: 171704.9 KB
Memory Pages: 43787 at 4KB/page
SwapSpace: Avail:768 MB Used: 148 MB

So this is just the overhead of going to a 64 bit kernel you think?? thanks again!

[Patrick Wallek]

A load average of 2 isn't bad.

Depending on how many windows you have open and what they are, that could possibly account for the load average.

I have a C200 with 512MB RAM and a single 200 MHz processor running 11i (32 bit). It currently has a load average similar to yours.


# uptime
9:31am up 4 days, 23:26, 12 users, load average: 3.34, 2.85, 2.58

It is running OK and I don't have any problems. I really wouldn't be too concerned with the load average you are seeing.

[John Henrikson]

thanks.. it was just alot higher than I was used to seeing .. no other windows open.. nothing running..

[Pete Randall]

John,

I'm with Patrick - not bad.
My C360, 1GB RAM:
tsws1(455)root# uptime
2:49pm up 20 days, 23:55, 4 users, load average: 2.50, 2.51, 2.50

[Tore_1]

You should not worry about your high load, there is a bug in 11.11 which makes the calculation a little wrong. Theres a patch availalable to get the correct values, but really its not neccessary to install if you can tolerate the innaccuracy. The bottom line is: your load is not high.

[Alex Glennie]

fyi ....

PHKL_25389 - s700_800 11.11 thread nostop, vPar, Psets, load averages


extract : ( SR: [8606194817/STARS-ACTIVE/English] CR:JAGad64023 )
Load averages reported by such utilities as top and uptime
are overall higher in 11.11 than they were in earlier releases.