Heavy Server LOAD
 

last pid: 26640; load averages: 43.32, 67.41, 51.64 up 0+01:14:05 22:51:05
610 processes: 54 running, 536 sleeping, 20 zombie
CPU states: 89.8% user, 0.0% nice, 7.5% system, 2.7% interrupt, 0.0% idle
Mem: 1039M Active, 44M Inact, 208M Wired, 1748K Cache, 158M Buf, 686M Free
Swap: 992M Total, 992M Free


Is this bad?

Why is the load so high? Do you have a ton of MySQL shit running non-stop?

I get worried when my server load goes over 1.0, and it's usually between 0.2 and 0.3

Multiple instances of Apache might help.

and it is only bad if it is keeping you from growing - if you are growing, not losing any traffic, and making money, then it is all good

but it's just a high load, IMHO

last pid: 44177; load averages: 0.22, 0.18, 0.23 up 48+17:23:52 10:54:12
54 processes: 3 running, 51 sleeping
CPU states: 11.7% user, 0.0% nice, 33.3% system, 2.7% interrupt, 52.3% idle
Mem: 329M Active, 442M Inact, 185M Wired, 36M Cache, 111M Buf, 1652K Free
Swap: 2031M Total, 204K Used, 2031M Free


My MySQL does roughly 35 queries/second, i also use apache on the machine for video streaming

I hit like 90 on the load meter

Seems there was multiple instances of apache running?

I am working on it , the massive traffic coming intot he box the last few days must be contributing also.

I think I will need another box just to host thumbs

:helpme

I am doing diagnostic work

l33t h@x3r to the rescue :Graucho

43 is a little high but nothing TOO worrying, it shouldn't be that high all the time anyway.

if you start having a load of 300+, then you should worry.

my :2 cents: