the output of top command !

[leyearn]

System: spe169 Tue Apr 22 22:11:3 2003
Load averages: 1.6, 1.63, 1.64
124 processes: 107 sleeping, 17 running
Cpu states:
CPU LOAD USER NICE SYS IDLE BLOCK SWAIT INTR SSYS
0 1.00 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1 2.2 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
--- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -----
avg 1.6 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
what's the meaning of the rows "CPU LOAD USER NICE SYS IDLE BLOCK SWAIT INTR SSYS "?
thanks!

[Michael Tully]

CPU - The CPU number
LOAD - Current system load average
USER - % used by user processes
NICE - % CPU scheduling priority
SYS - % used by operating system processes
IDLE - % IDLE
BLOCK - % blocked by system waits ??
SWAIT - % system wait states ??
INTR - % of system interupts ??
SSYS - % sub system ??

These are my interpretations only and I could be wrong.... There is very little documentation on these column headings.

[leyearn]

thanks to Michael Tully !

[leyearn]

to Michael Tully
are these rows to explain the distribution of cup time?

now there is an exmaple:
the result by executing top command (cutted)
Cpu states:
CPU LOAD USER NICE SYS IDLE BLOCK SWAIT INTR SSYS
0 1.00 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
what can we conclude by analysing the output of the top command?

[Paula J Frazer-Campbell]

Hi

Have you looked at:-

Man top

or Here:-
http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90690/B2355-90690_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90690/00/01/157-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90690/00/01/157-toc.html&searchterms=top&queryid=20030423-033142

Paula