>
> |> 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?
>
> It's the number of processes in the ready to run queue.
>
> |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?
>
> Depends on your processor, memory and your expectation on response.
Thanks for all your replys.
That explains it. I will have to figure out a decent way to monitor CPU
usage.
dave
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