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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers newbie: way to learn more about server's resource usage Post 302196917 by blakekr on Monday 19th of May 2008 10:22:34 PM
Old 05-19-2008
newbie: way to learn more about server's resource usage
I have a dedicated server running centos. It is "slightly managed" meaning I get a little help if I desperately need it; otherwise on my own.

Many of the programs on this server I've had to write myself (less than optimal code for sure). Others are commercial but some are renowned
resource hogs. I find lately that the load is well above 1.0 even during slow times, and I'd really like to find a way to start looking at server usage and hacking away at egregious wastes of resources. Obviously my trouble areas are apache and mysql.

Unfortunately the older I get the less technically adept I get at working from the command line without pretty graphs etc and seem to be figuring out next to nothing from things like ps -aux. If someone could recommend something simple I could start with to get a better picture of my server's usage, I would appreciate it. I'm sure all this has a technical name I could google further on but not sure what that would be.

Thanks!
 

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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS

vino-server

vino-server(1)							   User Commands						    vino-server(1)

NAME

       vino-server - remote desktop server

SYNOPSIS

       vino-server

DESCRIPTION

       vino-server  is	a remote desktop server based on VNC protocol.	vino-server provides remote desktop takeover and remote desktop view func-
       tions. vino-server allows multiple client to access a GNOME desktop session remotely. It is based on the VNC technology.  vino-server  pro-
       vides  service at port 5800. Each desktop has a vino server which disabled by default and a Java client application which is made available
       to a client via a web browser (via port 5900 of the server machine is the service is enabled by the user).

FILES

       The following files are used by this application:

	    /usr/lib/vino-server

	    The executable file for the vino server application.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWgnome-remote-desktop	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       vino-passwd(1), vino-preferences(1), attributes(5)

NOTES

       Written by Steven Zhang, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.

       Updated by Halton Huo, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.

SunOS 5.11							    15 Aug 2008 						    vino-server(1)
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