load avaerage on HP itanium

[Satya_6]

Hi,

We have got a new HP-UX (itanium, 11.22 ia64). We are facing a strange problem. The load vaerage becomes very high (of the order of 6.99, 4.78, 2.73)
and everything becomes very slow. Generally it happens when someone does a console login. If everyone works with telnet to that m/c it looks fine. And whenever it becomes slow the process that takes the bulk of CPU would be always 'X'.

If I use 'top' at that point of time it shows 'X' to be using more than 100% of CPU.
but strangely at the top it shows the CPU to be idle (30-40%) and SYS (60- 70%).

suggest a way out of this problem

TIA
satya

[Steve Steel]

Hi


cp /usr/dt/config/Xservers /etc/dt/config/

remove line in Xservers . comment it out


# * Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0


Restart X

It is trying to start on a non graphic console.

Steve Steel

[Satya_6]

Steve,

I was out of station, so saw your reply today only.

It is not the problem with the mismatch of the
graphic console, I didn't specify the problem properly in my last mail.

Actually the problem (sudden increase in the load average and there by m/c becoming very very slow) happens only after 2 or 3 days of uptime. but it happens when someone does a login and the 'X' takes the complete resource.

If I reboot the system and do a login it would be fast and fine no problems.

thanks
satya