Can someone explain the CPU 5 minute load average thing to me? | Product Discussions

Kel L · 2024-12-11T19:49:49.908000Z

So,We have a server currently alerting us because the 5MinLoadPerCore field is > 1. I'm trying to understand why that is.I found this page that says if that number is >1, it means there are things queued up waiting for the CPU and there's a backlog.https://www.logicmonitor.com/blog/what-the-heck-is-cpu-load-on-a-linux-machine-and-why-do-i-careHowever, the server in question has the CPUs currently running at around 60%. I would think that if it were backed up, it should be cranking at 99% trying to catch up. I would think the 5minload alert and a CPU Usage percentage alert would come as a pair, but they don't.Just trying to figure out if there's anything that can be done when we get the 5Min alerts or if they're more just informational and can be ignored. They only come in as a Warning anyway, so if it's just informational, then it's just noise, and maybe we'll just turn them off.Just looking for other opinions. ;)Thanks.

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