Calculating the system load
The system load is a measure of the amount of processing a computer system is currently performing. It is not the perfect way to measure computer performance, but it does provide the troubleshooter with the additional evidence they need to fix a system.
The expression most commonly associated with calculating load is:
Actual Load = Total Load (uptime) / Number of CPUs
As you probably know the number of CPUs, you can calculate the uptime by reviewing the results of the top command or by typing:
# uptime
The output of the preceding command may look like this:
09:59:41 up 2:36, 1 user, load average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.05
The server load is expressed as a value based on 1 minute, 5 minute, and 15 minute read times. So, by looking ...
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