On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 09:18 -0400, Linus Hicks wrote: > Okay, I'm having a disconnect here. None of these graphs make sense to me. The > system load as stated in the legend on the graphs is composed of 1, 5, and 15 > minute averages. Under steady load conditions, these averages should converge. > The graphs don't show that, although the numbers listed do. The graph seems to > be showing the additive value of all three load averages which is bogus (or at > least misleading). What graphing tool are you using? If you have the sysstat package installed, 'sar -A' will give you ten-minute snapshots of the values among lots of other things that might help you understand what is happening. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com