Re: System Monitor

[DMORROW5 () satx rr com]

How about NTOP?

Dana Morrow

----- Original Message -----
From: Dharmendra <dbavale () gmail com>
Date: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:26 pm
Subject: Re: System Monitor

> Hi,
>
> I feel the best way to find out is
>
> * stop all the processes see the top output
> * start one service at a time and see the top output
> * If you find that a particular service is using more system 
resources
> start monitoring the services.
>
> Regards,
> Dharmendra T.
>
> On 26/01/06, Gabriel Orozco <gabriel_orozco () mx sumida com> wrote:
> > Hello Every buddy
> >
> > I'm checking another computer on the network. thats has an stranger
> > behavior. Let me explain
> >
> > This is a Linux/Debian computer installed some 9 days ago. 
> Assigned user
> > want to run Moodle on it.
> > But they called me asking why with 40 users the server went to top
> > processor and memory.
> > Hardware is a Sun-Ultra, with 2GB of RAM, and plenty of scsi 
> disk space...
> > The problem:
> > when I run "top" I have between 43% to 52% of processor used by 
> "Sys"> (System Tasks)
> > and I cannot identify what is taking these process power.
> > top does not give anything using the system
> > nothing is being transfered (checked with iptraf)
> > no disk usage (using iostat)
> > no root kits, checked with ckrootkit some minutes ago
> > no programs listening, checked with netstat
> >
> > I don't know which tool can help me to find the problem.
> > I know there should be one and am surfing freshmeat.net, but I can
> > happily accept any help you can give
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Gabriel Orozco
> >
> >
> >
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> Dharmendra T.
>
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