* Dan Phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010205 13:50] wrote:
> /0 /1 /2 /3 /4 /5 /6 /7 /8 /9 /10
> Load Average ||||
>
> /0 /10 /20 /30 /40 /50 /60 /70 /80 /90 /100
> cpu user|X
> nice|
> system|XXXXXX
> interrupt|
> idle|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
>
> /0 /10 /20 /30 /40 /50 /60 /70 /80 /90 /100
> ad0 MB/s
> tps|XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX108.83
>
>
> that is why i know it is IO....#1.
> #2..not configuration errors that I know of.
> tailing the tcpserver current log shows lots of traffic comming in and
> out.....yet it keep getting queued up......so my guess is the IO.
> Post fix is not the solution...would be the exact same problem...a mail
> deamon was to read each message to send them right? Same disk I/O problem
> will occur. Btw who are you and when you say brad....who are you talking
> about?
Here's a couple of tunables you might want to try, use then one at a
time and see if it improves things:
vfs.vmiodirenable = 1
vfs.write_behind = 0 or 2 (default is 1)
You might also want to consider a more robust disk subsystem, using
a single IDE non-redundant disk for storing mail isn't such a hot
idea.
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