Hi Reindl H. This is brilliant, best answer ever. one line says everything. I tested the server by assigning single CPU rather than 4 physical 6 core each. number became normal. Big thanks > the /0-/23 are NOT processes > these are KERNEL-THREADS > per logical CPU one of each thread > > Am 07.02.2013 11:51, schrieb Prabhpal S. Mavi: >> i have come across the problem where CentOS 6.3 x64 has more than 700 >> processes running. i am not sure where to start, what in normal or >> abnormal. >> >> [root at jet]# ps -A >> PID TTY TIME CMD >> 1 ? 00:00:03 init >> 2 ? 00:00:00 kthreadd >> 3 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 >> 4 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0 >> 5 ? 00:00:00 migration/0 >> 6 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0 >> 7 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 >> 8 ? 00:00:00 migration/1 >> 9 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/1 >> 10 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/1 >> 11 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 >> 12 ? 00:00:00 migration/2 >> 13 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/2 >> 14 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/2 >> 15 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 >> 16 ? 00:00:00 migration/3 >> 17 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/3 >> 18 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/3 >> 19 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 >> 20 ? 00:00:00 migration/4 >> 21 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/4 >> 22 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/4 >> 23 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 >> 24 ? 00:00:00 migration/5 >> 25 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/5 >> 26 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/5 >> 27 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 >> 28 ? 00:00:00 migration/6 >> 29 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/6 >> 30 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/6 >> 31 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 >> 32 ? 00:00:00 migration/7 >> 33 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/7 >> 34 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/7 >> 35 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 >> 36 ? 00:00:00 migration/8 >> 37 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/8 >> 38 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/8 >> 39 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 >> 40 ? 00:00:00 migration/9 >> 41 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/9 >> 42 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/9 >> 43 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 >> 44 ? 00:00:00 migration/10 >> 45 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/10 >> 46 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/10 >> 47 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 >> 48 ? 00:00:00 migration/11 >> 49 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/11 >> 50 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/11 >> 51 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 >> 52 ? 00:00:00 migration/12 >> 53 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/12 >> 54 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/12 >> 55 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 >> 56 ? 00:00:00 migration/13 >> 57 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/13 >> 58 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/13 >> 59 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 >> 60 ? 00:00:00 migration/14 >> 61 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/14 >> 62 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/14 >> 63 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 >> 64 ? 00:00:00 migration/15 >> 65 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/15 >> 66 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/15 >> 67 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 >> 68 ? 00:00:00 migration/16 >> 69 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/16 >> 70 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/16 >> 71 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 >> 72 ? 00:00:00 migration/17 >> 73 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/17 >> 74 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/17 >> 75 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 >> 76 ? 00:00:00 migration/18 >> 77 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/18 >> 78 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/18 >> 79 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 >> 80 ? 00:00:00 migration/19 >> 81 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/19 >> 82 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/19 >> 83 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 >> 84 ? 00:00:00 migration/20 >> 85 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/20 >> 86 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/20 >> 87 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 >> 88 ? 00:00:00 migration/21 >> 89 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/21 >> 90 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/21 >> 91 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 >> 92 ? 00:00:00 migration/22 >> 93 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/22 >> 94 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/22 >> 95 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 >> 96 ? 00:00:00 migration/23 >> 97 ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/23 >> 98 ? 00:00:00 watchdog/23