> Hi Guys, > > Hope you experts can help me out here. > > Basically I have server running at a very high load 2.44, although > nothing is noticably high when using top. There aren't any processes > running on the box except the standard linux OS tools. This box is > used for backup, and only becomes active during the night. > > Its a compaq dl380 with a raid 5 configuration. > > Can anyone suggest what I can do to find out why the load is high? > > Thanks for your help in advance. > > Dan > I bet you have hanging nfs mounts. If the box is constantly at a load of around 2.44, and isn't sluggish, I wouldn't worry. Look at iostat, sar, etc. to find out why the load is like that.
