It's strange that you don't have any swap output - it should say something. Do you have any swap allocated? What's the output of: # swapon -s -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ramakrishnan Seshadhri Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2009 9:01 p.m. To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: Reg : RHEL 5.0 Installatio Hi, Thanks for the response : Here is my output of "sar -r" command Linux 2.6.18-53.el5PAE (dbbld) 05/03/2009 09:50:01 AM kbmemfree kbmemused %memused kbbuffers kbcached kbswpfree kbswpused %swpused kbswpcad 10:00:01 AM 7400868 910644 10.96 141164 590936 10388412 0 0.00 0 10:10:01 AM 7394136 917376 11.04 142056 597464 10388412 0 0.00 0 10:20:01 AM 7394756 916756 11.03 142260 597464 10388412 0 0.00 0 10:30:01 AM 7394632 916880 11.03 142420 597468 10388412 0 0.00 0 10:40:01 AM 7394012 917500 11.04 142668 597488 10388412 0 0.00 0 Average: 7395681 915831 11.02 142114 596164 10388412 0 0.00 0 10:46:40 AM LINUX RESTART 10:54:21 AM LINUX RESTART 11:00:01 AM kbmemfree kbmemused %memused kbbuffers kbcached kbswpfree kbswpused %swpused kbswpcad 11:10:01 AM 7781624 529888 6.38 97864 300800 10388412 0 0.00 0 Average: 7781624 529888 6.38 97864 300800 10388412 0 0.00 0 11:22:15 AM LINUX RESTART 11:38:03 AM LINUX RESTART 11:40:01 AM kbmemfree kbmemused %memused kbbuffers kbcached kbswpfree kbswpused %swpused kbswpcad 11:50:01 AM 7780860 530652 6.38 89332 301896 10388412 0 0.00 0 Average: 7780860 530652 6.38 89332 301896 10388412 0 0.00 0 11:59:06 AM LINUX RESTART 12:00:02 PM kbmemfree kbmemused %memused kbbuffers kbcached kbswpfree kbswpused %swpused kbswpcad 12:10:01 PM 7728928 582584 7.01 135368 303512 10388412 0 0.00 0 12:20:01 PM 7729052 582460 7.01 135484 303516 10388412 0 0.00 0 12:30:01 PM 7728692 582820 7.01 135904 303884 10388412 0 0.00 0 12:40:01 PM 286120 8025392 96.56 121840 7634772 10388412 0 0.00 0 12:50:01 PM 289640 8021872 96.52 50696 7736596 10388408 4 0.00 4 Average: 4752486 3559026 42.82 115858 3256456 10388411 1 0.00 1 I cant see any swap usage. Ram On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Geofrey Rainey <Geofrey.Rainey@xxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Try the following: > > # sar -r (look at how much swap is being used) > > # sar (is the i/o wait column high?) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ramakrishnan > Seshadhri > Sent: Sunday, 3 May 2009 7:41 p.m. > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Reg : RHEL 5.0 Installatio > > Hi, > > I have installed RHEL 5 on one of the servers and once the server boots > up > the load average is constantly at 2.8 and server is slow. > > Server is IBM blade by make . > > 8 GB RAM > > > top command does not show any CPR intensive tasks. > > please let me know how to find out what is occupying CPU > > > Ram > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ========================================================== > For more information on the Television New Zealand Group, visit us > online at tvnz.co.nz > ========================================================== > CAUTION: This e-mail and any attachment(s) contain information that > is intended to be read only by the named recipient(s). This information > is not to be used or stored by any other person and/or organisation. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ========================================================== For more information on the Television New Zealand Group, visit us online at tvnz.co.nz ========================================================== CAUTION: This e-mail and any attachment(s) contain information that is intended to be read only by the named recipient(s). This information is not to be used or stored by any other person and/or organisation. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list