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10-29-2007, 05:20 AM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Reg Server load
Hi,
The server load (from "top") needs to be a value <= 1.0 on ordinary servers for best performance.
In case of a quad core server, can this be upto 4.0, and still give best performance ?
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10-29-2007, 05:23 AM #2Retired Moderator
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Generally speaking a load of 1 per core is acceptable, and as you stated on a quad core machine a load of 4 would be acceptable.
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10-29-2007, 05:30 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Does the load remains at 4 all the time or is it occurring at specific time only, like when there are load consuming process running such as backup process ?
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10-29-2007, 05:44 AM #4Web Hosting Master
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A Load of 4 on a Quad Core server means that every CPU is technically at full capacity, however this is not always correct. You could have a load of 4 however the CPU not being pushed but another part of the server. However a load of 4 on a quad core normal means the server is running without or with some minimal slow down.
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10-29-2007, 08:07 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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Thanks for your replies.. It varies from 1.0 - 4 or 5.0 (during peak traffic).
When I do some DB back-up etc, it shoots upto as high as 100.0.. is this normal?
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10-29-2007, 11:10 PM #6WHT Addict
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10-30-2007, 07:39 PM #7Web Hosting Evangelist
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Quad core can take a pretty good load. So don't worry about the load when it is around 4 to 7. It will give you the best of output for sure.