Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!columbia!rutgers!sri-spam!sri-unix!hplabs!hpcea!hpfcdc!hpfcph!dalem From: dalem@hpfcph.HP.COM ( Dale McCluskey) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: Re: Resource Management Software (or how to predict what hardware I need in the future) Message-ID: <980001@hpfcph.HP.COM> Date: Thu, 16-Oct-86 11:09:42 EDT Article-I.D.: hpfcph.980001 Posted: Thu Oct 16 11:09:42 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Oct-86 23:10:57 EDT References: <116@tijc02.UUCP> Organization: HP Ft. Collins Lines: 9 I don't think this is what you have in mind, but it might be a start: Set up a cron entry to record the load average and no. of allocated disk blocks once a day. Graph this data over time and show a line extended past your data to the point where you think you will need more resources. Dale McCluskey {hplabs,ihnp4}!hpfcla!hpfcps!dalem