Thanks for the quick response. But I want to know how we can calculate the CPU utilization. Anurag --- Sunil Joshi <mail2joshi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > you can use vmstat and iostat command > > Regards > Sunil > > On 5/24/05, Nori, Soma Sekhar <nsekhar@xxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Hi > > > How do i know the actual usage of CPU.i.e > > > How much time CPU is sitting idle and how much time it is busy. > > > > You can try /proc/stat > > > > - > > Sekhar Nori. > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new Resources site > > > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ > > > > > > -- > > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/