Load => number of processes waiting for CPU. (Length of the run queue)
Load average => average number of processes waiting for CPU over a give
period.
Dave.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of
> David Kempe
> Sent: Monday, 15 January 2001 14:04
> To: Jeff Petre; George Vieira; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [SLUG] sendmai not sending mail but erroring with "load
> average" errors. .
>
>
> > if memory serves correct, sendmail will cease to process the queue once
> > the load average reaches 8, and will stop accepting SMTP
> connects at a LA
>
> Speaking of load average, wtf does it mean? How does it corelate
> to the %CPU
> time as in top?
> What is a too high load average? Can you get a historical %CPU time as in
> the uptime command but using %CPU not load avrge?
>
>
> Dave
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