On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Erling Ringen Elvsrud <erlingre@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 2:56 PM, hike <mh1272@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > while not linux, the rule for solaris/sparc is 5 for all. > > we use that for solaris/x86 and linux. > > You use 5 for both warning and critical? > How did you determine that number? > > Erling > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > Oops,,,,that should be 5 per cpu. 1 cpu = 5 4 cpus = 20 anything over 5 is bad; 5 and under is good. sun classes: sysadmin & hardware. sun field & system engineers. sun, being an engineering powerhouse with tons of experience, set the standard. of course, i have seen v120s trudge like a dog at ~20 and come to a dead stop at ~40. i haven't seen a properly sized linux box even hit a load of 5. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list