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08-06-2009, 06:20 PM #1Web Hosting Master
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Software raid 1 with 1.2 load avg normal ?
I have a fresh server (Core2Quad Q9300, 8GB, centOS 5 64bit) running soft raid1.
To my surprise, the system's load average with no program running with exception of the normal background processes is at 1.2
This is my first time running a software raid, so I'm not sure if this is a normal behavior for with all servers with soft raid.
The software raid is running the native linux raid support.
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08-06-2009, 07:21 PM #2Web Hosting Master
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Not unusual for the first few hours after the initial OS load, the second drives needs a bit to perform the initial mirroring of the first.
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08-06-2009, 08:32 PM #3Ottomatic backup specialist
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The RAID is initializing, so it's normal to see a higher load.
Use this command to check the RAID's status.
# cat /proc/mdstat█ Otto Yiu
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08-07-2009, 08:08 AM #4server automation specialist
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It should be IO. You can use the command iostat to see the IO intensiveness.
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