On Wed, 2006-07-26 at 11:26 +0100, Tom Brown wrote: > Hi > > I have got 8 Sun x4100's and i have got the following on there > > Linux xxxxxx04 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Jun 30 10:32:04 EDT 2006 > x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > I have found an issue where every hour the load rises to 1 sits there > for nearly an hour and then drops to 0 again (these boxes are not > currently being used) > > Has anyone seen this before or know perhaps why this may happen? When > the load is high there is nothing showing in a top that may suggest a > reason. > First thing to do is look in /etc/cron.hourly/ (and /etc/cron.d/ ) to see what is running when it starts: also a "ps -efm" might show threads not in top. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20060726/2a9e3027/attachment-0005.sig>