03-30-2010
Load average in UNIX
Hi ,
I am using 48 CPU sunOS server at my work.
The application has facility to check the current load average before starting a new process to control the load.
Right now it is configured as 48. So it does mean that each CPU can take maximum one proces and no processe is waiting.
Please correct me if I am wrong.
I am planing to change it 72. Will it have any adverse effect in processing speed.
Please help me on this.
Thanks in advance
kumaran R
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bubblefishymon
BUBBLEFISHYMON(1) General Commands Manual BUBBLEFISHYMON(1)
NAME
bubblefishymon - system load meter with ducks and fish
SYNOPSIS
bubblefishymon [options] [program] [program]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the bubblefishymon command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the origi-
nal program does not have a manual page.
bubblefishymon is a dockapp-style system monitor for CPU, memory, swap, load average and network traffic. Based on wmfishtime(1) and bub-
blemon, this program has been considerably improved over the parent code.
The higher the water level, the more memory is in use. The more profuse the bubbles, the higher the CPU usage. Fish represent network
traffic direction and speed.
When the mouse is moved into the window, the display will change to chow the load history, or, if the right Shift key is held, the current
memory usage. If you press the right mouse button, the window will freeze in that state until you move the mouse out then back into the
window.
program1 and program2 are the programs to spawn when either the left or middle mouse buttons are pressed, respectively.
OPTIONS
-d disable swimming duck.
-u disable upside-down duck.
-f disable fish.
-c disable CPU meter.
-m disable memory screen.
-p use alternate colour scheme in memory info screen.
-k display memory and swap statistics in megabytes.
-n[iface]
fish represents network traffic [on <iface>].
-t draw the clock too.
-h display help.
SEE ALSO
wmbubble(1) bubblemon-gnome1(1)
AUTHOR
This manual page was taken and adapted from wmbubble by Gurkan Sengun <gurkan@linuks.mine.nu>, and modified for the Debian system by Jamie
Wilkinson <jaq@debian.org>. The original manual page for wmbubble was written by John H. Robinson, IV <jaqque@debian.org> for the for the
Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
September 6, 2002 BUBBLEFISHYMON(1)