thanks for your suggestions !!! :) On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 5:46 AM, dormando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > i'm wondering is there a way(or standard) to measure that memcached server >> in OVERLOAD or not? >> >> if it's in OVERLOAD status. what can i do ? just add more memcached >> servers and add more RAM usage? >> >> any tips are appreciated. thank you all!!! >> > > You should upgrade to 1.2.5. The version you are running (1.2.0) doesn't > support eviction tracking. > > You need to monitor a few things: > > 'evictions' - which will happen if all of your items do not have an expire > time, _or_ you are storing too many new items and they don't get expired > fast enough. > - The actual CPU usage on the box. If it's pegged, you're dead. > - If you're swapping. Just disable swap or something... > - If something else on the box is contending for cpu. > - If your network/switch/uplinks are pegged. > > Otherwise memcached will happily chew up all of your box's resources. > > -Dormando >
