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Subject: Re: Fconsole server Utilization
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From: ileader@sideways.gen.nz (Ian Leader)
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 91 22:49:27 NZS
References: <1991Apr8.191248.26526@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Sideways Bulletin Board, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
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> Question:
> I was looking at the fconsole statistics summary page and there is the 
> current utilization field.  This number was consistently around 170-180%
> It would drop to around 30-40% for a few seconds and then right back up to
> where it was.  It stays around 175% when the lab is open, (most of the day)
> It has been as high as 190%.
> What does this number tell me?  Do I need another server to handle the load?
> 
> Bill Froelich					Univ. of Illinois
> Site Manager
> froelich@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu			froelich@uiucvmd.bitnet

I'd be keen to hear if someone has an answer to this one too.  Up until a 
few weeks ago, our 2.15 server was a 25MHz 386 machine and the 
utilization percentage showed what I would expect it to: varying between 
1 and about 70-80% as the load on the server changed.  I then moved the 
entire system (hard disks and all) into a 33MHz machine of exactly the 
same brand and imediately after bringing the server up the first time, it 
showed utilisation figures of around 170% with the system idling and 
no-one logged in.  Occassionally it will flick back to 30-40% when the 
disk i/o goes up. I have also noticed that the number of open files shows 
as about 17 even with no workstations logged in, increasing from that 
number as each file is opened by a workstation.
This to me appeared to be some sort of corruption becuase a utilisation 
over 100% seems like nonsense.  No-one so far has been able to shed any 
light on it here.  Can anyone out there help?

Certainly, I don't think it is an indication of the need for a more 
powerful machine!?

Ian Leader - Avalon Television Centre - Lower Hutt - New Zealand