In SLES10, there is something called zmd that had to be turned off. zmd is in the default SLES10 boot process, and it consumes resources while the instance sits idle.
We use this to shut it off: chkconfig novell-zmd off Ray Mrohs U.S. Department of Justice 202-307-6896 > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Karel Gentens > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:33 AM > To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > Subject: Re: Performance & SLES10 > > I expect that by an "agent" you refer to the RMFPMS tool that I've had > installed. > Well, in the mean time, I have shut down the RMFPMS service, > and put the > HZ_TIMER to 0. > There is still a load of around 2% cpu time in performance monitor. > > Does anyone have any other idea? > > Thanx > Karel Gentens > KBC Groep NV > VM - Systemen (CCM1 - CMI) > Egide Walschaertstraat 3, 2800 Mechelen > 015/35.24.52 > 0499/96.53.18 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > |---------+------------------------------> > | | Rob van der Heij | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | ftware.com> | > | | Sent by: Linux on | > | | 390 Port | > | | <[EMAIL PROTECTED]| > | | T.EDU> | > | | | > | | | > | | 12/03/2007 16:46 | > | | Please respond to | > | | Linux on 390 Port | > |---------+------------------------------> > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > -----------------------------------------------------------------| > | > | > | To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU > | > | cc: > | > | Subject: Re: Performance & SLES10 > | > > >------------------------------------------------------------- > -----------------------------------------------------------------| > > > > > On 3/12/07, Karel Gentens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > No, I didn't turn it off yet. > > So, on receiving the mail, I did. > > But I don't see a significant change in the cpu percent utilization. > > Using 2% is not too bad for an active agent. I have heard different > numbers from people who get a few active agents using Java. But 2% > obviously is bad for scalability, so you're limited to monitor the > systems where you expect a problem. ;-) > > This is one reason why we do not use an active agent to measure the > Linux servers. > > And you're right that capture ratio is essential. Just having 25% of > the usage accounted for is not very useful. We certainly aim much > higher than that. I hope your numbers look better when the system is > not idle. > > Rob > -- > Rob van der Heij > Velocity Software, Inc > http://velocitysoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > This e-mail and any attached files are confidential and may contain > information which is protected by intellectual property rights. If you > are not the addressee named above any disclosure, > reproduction, copying, > distribution, or other dissemination or use of this communication is > prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please > notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. > This e-mail does not contain any professional advice and does not > constitute an offer regarding any financial, banking, > insurance or other > product service toward the addressee. If you like to obtain specific > information, professional advice, an offer, or want to > contract you have > to contact the KBC company mentioned above, its branch or agent. > E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error free as > information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive > late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not > accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this > message, and shall have no liability for any loss or damage > suffered by > the user, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO > LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
