Hi all,
I run Exim with Spamassassin and Clamd in my server and apache with
His configuration is Dual Xeon 2.4 with 1.5 Gb and a 36 Scsi disk, with Slackware 10 (kernel 2.4) and SMP.
The load average is contantly high... anybody can help me?
Below the TOP and VMSTAT from my server in a high load moment.....
top - 10:40:59 up 198 days, 9:17, 2 users, load average: 47.83, 37.05, 31.61
Tasks: 327 total, 9 running, 312 sleeping, 1 stopped, 5 zombie
Cpu0 : 64.8% user, 26.0% system, 0.0% nice, 9.2% idle
Cpu1 : 79.0% user, 7.0% system, 0.0% nice, 14.0% idle
Cpu2 : 87.0% user, 9.5% system, 0.0% nice, 3.5% idle
Cpu3 : 73.7% user, 14.0% system, 0.0% nice, 12.4% idle
Mem: 1549988k total, 1439244k used, 110744k free, 183116k buffers
Swap: 1662716k total, 36992k used, 1625724k free, 597384k cached
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
15578 atmail 9 0 8316 8312 952 S 46.7 0.5 1:03.90 clamd
21564 atmail 12 0 8316 8312 952 S 41.3 0.5 0:14.18 clamd
2735 atmail 14 0 0 0 0 Z 21.7 0.0 0:00.72 abook.pl <defunct>
2727 atmail 12 0 11680 11m 1796 S 19.9 0.8 0:00.66 parse.pl
2733 atmail 10 0 0 0 0 Z 19.9 0.0 0:00.66 parse.pl <defunct>
2726 atmail 9 0 11400 11m 1800 S 19.6 0.7 0:00.65 atmail.pl
2754 atmail 16 0 6248 6248 1516 R 10.2 0.4 0:00.34 mime.pl
2766 atmail 17 0 5660 5660 1516 R 9.0 0.4 0:00.30 parse.pl
2664 atmail 11 0 21196 20m 10m D 8.7 1.4 0:00.53 spamd
2773 atmail 14 0 20100 19m 10m R 6.3 1.3 0:00.21 spamd
2777 atmail 15 0 3932 3932 1364 R 5.4 0.3 0:00.18 mime.pl
1831 root 14 0 1212 1212 796 R 4.8 0.1 0:00.79 top
27708 atmail 9 0 1704 1700 1420 D 2.4 0.1 0:00.28 exim
18562 root 9 0 596 572 512 S 2.1 0.0 25:18.27 syslogd
16200 atmail 9 0 8316 8312 952 S 1.2 0.5 0:25.02 clamd
17503 atmail 9 0 8316 8312 952 S 1.2 0.5 0:28.61 clamd
2381 atmail 9 0 484 480 416 S 1.2 0.0 0:00.07 pop3d
2788 atmail 18 0 1960 1960 1240 R 1.2 0.1 0:00.04 util.pl
15 root 9 0 0 0 0 D 0.9 0.0 822:38.03 kjournald
24676 atmail 9 0 1736 1716 1408 D 0.9 0.1 0:02.49 exim
2207 atmail 9 0 1348 1348 1144 D 0.9 0.1 0:00.04 exim
15415 root 9 0 432 432 372 S 0.6 0.0 0:01.77 courierlogger
15458 atmail 9 0 19428 18m 11m S 0.6 1.3 0:03.85 spamd
32746 atmail 9 0 1568 1564 1384 S 0.6 0.1 0:00.29 exim
562 atmail 9 0 8320 8316 956 S 0.6 0.5 0:00.82 clamd
1629 atmail 9 0 1700 1696 1428 D 0.6 0.1 0:00.09 exim
1990 atmail 9 0 1564 1560 1392 S 0.6 0.1 0:00.04 exim
2710 atmail 9 0 1624 1620 1404 S 0.6 0.1 0:00.02 exim
2715 atmail 9 0 1676 1672 1420 D 0.6 0.1 0:00.02 exim
2719 atmail 9 0 1688 1684 1428 D 0.6 0.1 0:00.02 exim
2731 atmail 9 0 1632 1632 1580 S 0.6 0.1 0:00.02 exim
2769 mysql 10 0 46508 23m 8040 R 0.6 1.5 0:00.02 mysqld
2772 mysql 9 0 46508 23m 8040 S 0.6 1.5 0:00.02 mysqld
7495 mysql 9 0 46516 23m 8040 S 0.3 1.5 16:11.74 mysqld
9964 atmail 9 0 3232 2876 2560 S 0.3 0.2 0:00.15 httpd
10133 atmail 9 0 3212 2824 2568 S 0.3 0.2 0:00.19 httpd
15417 atmail 7 0 1284 1284 1200 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.69 exim
15431 mysql 9 0 46516 23m 8040 S 0.3 1.5 0:00.71 mysqld
22159 atmail 9 0 496 492 428 S 0.3 0.0 0:01.42 pop3d
25704 atmail 9 0 504 500 428 S 0.3 0.0 0:00.62 pop3d
29413 atmail 9 0 8316 8312 952 S 0.3 0.5 0:03.38 clamd
29414 atmail 9 0 8316 8312 952 S 0.3 0.5 0:03.58 clamd
550 atmail 9 0 1568 1564 1388 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.09 exim
737 atmail 9 0 1728 1724 1620 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.06 exim
985 atmail 9 0 496 492 416 S 0.3 0.0 0:00.13 pop3d
1194 atmail 9 0 1576 1572 1392 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.03 exim
1468 atmail 9 0 1568 1564 1388 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.11 exim
1642 atmail 9 0 504 500 428 S 0.3 0.0 0:00.11 pop3d
1926 atmail 9 0 496 492 428 S 0.3 0.0 0:00.07 pop3d
1973 atmail 8 0 1672 1672 1440 D 0.3 0.1 0:00.02 exim
2047 atmail 9 0 508 504 428 S 0.3 0.0 0:00.13 pop3d
2437 atmail 9 0 1564 1560 1392 S 0.3 0.1 0:00.05 exim
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VMSTAT:
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
1 74 37048 164280 164660 623832 0 0 78 2712 998 1868 30 11 59 0
9 0 37040 70612 164740 623176 16 0 134 5482 1925 3416 35 8 58 0
2 7 37040 131236 164788 623648 28 0 142 3506 1264 2925 79 15 5 0
0 15 37040 117076 164796 623516 0 0 6 2998 1389 1512 16 6 77 0
0 9 37040 164632 165272 623752 0 0 222 4200 1148 3040 21 17 62 0
1 1 37040 185416 165364 624716 0 0 280 2120 1078 2674 22 29 49 0
3 2 37040 168916 165488 631304 0 0 326 2452 1160 1966 27 10 63 0
0 27 37040 157740 165584 633296 0 0 60 6378 999 1249 14 5 81 0
12 29 37040 156080 165588 633356 0 0 0 1122 708 505 1 0 99 0
2 6 37040 123744 165668 632080 0 0 162 5234 1727 3581 47 11 41 0
1 6 37036 154292 165888 634540 0 0 110 5042 1092 2023 52 11 37 0
3 4 37036 147016 166124 634256 0 0 270 4406 1090 1855 41 11 48 0
2 8 37036 132496 166396 631956 0 0 178 4510 1145 1880 59 10 30 0
3 9 37036 154380 166700 628380 0 0 320 3542 1085 3142 32 10 59 0
12 39 37036 157996 166964 628940 0 0 166 1846 873 917 6 2 91 0
6 12 37036 126800 167220 630408 0 0 292 7442 2869 4632 28 8 64 0
4 10 37036 140992 167456 633996 0 0 438 5194 1267 2550 59 11 29 0
2 20 37036 133628 167700 644492 0 0 330 6548 1283 3438 48 11 42 0
2 2 37036 152344 167824 629632 0 0 48 5402 1121 2802 34 12 54 0
2 6 37036 147268 167944 632180 0 0 450 3412 983 2879 35 8 57 0
10 18 37036 165828 167988 630904 0 0 232 2552 971 1220 17 4 78 0
4 9 37036 172700 168152 630880 0 0 72 7006 2117 4300 23 6 71 0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
0 6 37036 164140 168592 631556 0 0 446 2532 838 2093 14 7 80 0
2 2 37036 177712 168704 632132 0 0 342 2812 872 1869 10 5 85 0
1 2 37036 169356 168712 632388 0 0 8 1042 585 1246 14 3 83 0
2 0 37036 160020 168748 632652 0 0 10 1826 666 1632 25 5 71 0
0 12 37036 168708 168924 632984 0 0 78 2844 959 2420 21 7 72 0
0 39 37036 146460 168936 638480 0 0 98 4464 1018 1341 30 5 65 0
23 37 37036 144940 168936 638484 0 0 2 1062 545 363 0 1 99 0
21 14 37036 87420 169160 645900 0 0 172 9130 1517 3380 66 15 19 0
2 18 37036 128836 169388 632824 0 0 134 3816 1401 3737 76 20 4 0
7 17 37032 118412 169552 634340 0 0 76 5280 1488 3115 52 12 36 0
16 14 37032 111544 169944 639720 0 0 208 6450 1181 3206 46 13 41 0
0 33 37032 102976 170064 641300 0 0 168 4798 892 2460 59 13 28 0
8 34 37032 110704 170064 641308 0 0 0 1074 602 474 1 1 98 0
14 12 37032 86636 170252 637508 0 0 70 5716 1936 3670 45 10 45 0
19 12 37032 70732 170424 637748 0 0 196 5092 1111 3243 83 17 0 0
8 12 37032 109416 170608 634788 0 0 320 3488 1223 3352 70 16 15 0
2 7 37032 135816 171016 637284 0 0 244 4550 1135 3592 22 8 70 0
8 23 37032 135816 171300 634184 0 0 132 2114 976 1987 18 7 75 0
1 18 37032 134200 171440 635580 0 0 56 7370 2402 3994 22 6 72 0
12 16 37032 83632 171572 637796 0 0 102 4610 1291 3559 57 17 26 0
2 27 37032 98304 171680 640024 0 0 56 6032 1133 2648 75 15 10 0
2 31 37032 113228 171952 641452 0 0 358 5148 1139 2710 57 10 33 0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
0 21 37028 140468 171996 637464 0 0 130 3594 1170 2733 30 10 59 0
12 31 37028 140028 171996 637464 0 0 0 1016 655 620 1 0 99 0
5 17 37028 118892 172272 638456 0 0 174 5064 1686 3703 41 7 52 0
0 13 37028 127220 172564 638596 0 0 166 4544 1723 3500 44 13 43 0
6 9 37028 108672 172732 638380 0 0 216 6032 1354 2514 50 11 39 0
1 8 37028 116968 173012 639180 0 0 344 3918 1012 2802 38 10 52 0
10 25 37028 130252 173092 639620 0 0 32 2552 932 2123 17 8 75 0
3 13 37028 132348 173312 641008 0 0 116 5914 2358 4919 16 6 78 0
1 10 37024 144088 173484 642308 0 0 306 5370 1208 2826 34 9 57 0
0 5 37024 141756 173652 641204 0 0 214 4106 1194 2491 18 8 74 0
3 3 37024 129628 173764 643564 0 0 110 4164 1368 3037 35 12 53 0
0 45 37024 128012 173856 642168 0 0 44 2598 1204 2059 22 6 72 0
30 11 37024 125596 173856 642172 0 0 2 986 752 431 0 1 99 0
1 21 37024 56304 173984 643880 0 0 76 5664 1957 3681 51 11 38 0
2 14 37024 104832 174208 645576 0 0 254 3776 1224 2560 46 13 41 0
0 10 37024 129276 174468 645048 0 0 122 3928 1171 3270 32 11 57 0
0 0 37024 145084 174588 644292 0 0 58 2874 995 2496 13 5 81 0
0 0 37024 144520 174664 645128 0 0 44 2244 1104 2033 8 5 88 0
0 44 37024 131220 174704 646352 0 0 94 2628 1064 1820 18 5 77 0
15 23 37024 128944 174704 646356 0 0 2 998 646 327 0 1 99 0
12 5 37024 40520 174844 648604 0 0 366 5760 1774 3879 61 11 28 0
3 16 37024 118712 174172 648752 0 0 146 4546 1308 3371 45 16 39 0
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- ----cpu----
r b swpd free buff cache si so bi bo in cs us sy id wa
1 2 37024 135236 174412 650292 0 0 278 4238 1626 3453 25 12 63 0