procs memory swap io system cpu r b w swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id 0 1 0 5232 93140 26732 3736888 0 0 1575 10 388 343 11 1 88 0 1 0 5232 88552 26748 3741348 0 0 892 6 327 269 11 0 89 0 1 0 5232 95180 26780 3750820 0 0 1898 6 380 433 13 0 87 0 1 0 5232 55412 26820 3776584 0 0 5157 7 641 656 3 1 97 0 1 0 5232 35320 26864 3809160 0 0 6522 9 792 1091 6 0 94 0 1 0 5232 10484 26644 3833856 0 0 7246 14 1057 1917 1 1 98 0 1 0 5232 10504 18576 3841896 0 0 3164 6 663 833 0 0 99 0 1 0 5232 10528 18520 3841928 0 0 1656 6 517 442 0 0 99 Is this due to threads in a running D state, such as replication threads? Should I be alarmed? What C-flag(s) are used to purposely produce a process / thread to force it into interruptible sleep? - Dathan Vance Pattishall - Sr. Programmer and mySQL DBA for FriendFinder Inc. - http://friendfinder.com/go/p40688