> How about running iostat -x ? Sounds like the system is doing a lot
> more than you think it is..
You might want to set yourself up with a performance monitoring system
like Munin to give you more extensive data, as well.
If you get that far, you'll find the iostat plugin to be a bit lacking
- I've written a more useful one that I'd be happy to share.
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