Dedicated Server Basics

**Kayla** · August 26th, 2004, 5:55 PM

This tutorial is meant for dedicated server clients only. Once logged in as root you should see something like this.

root[at]yourservername [~]#

This means your are logged in as root on your server, and are at /root (~) directory. If your server is performing slow, or giving you problems. type 'w' and push enter to see some basics.

root[at]yourservername [~]# w
11:23am up 19 days, 9:41, 1 user, load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22
USER TTY FROM LOGIN[at] IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT
root pts/3 151.198.85.20 11:21am 1.00s 0.02s 0.01s w

The main thing you're looking for here is the load average. Here's how to read it.

load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22

The first reading is the minutely average, .72.
The second is the five minute average, .75.
The third reading is the entire hour, .22.

As long as your server load is below 3, you should not experience any slowness, and you shouldnt have a cause to worry. If your load is above 10, call your admin if you have one, if not, contact us to check it out!

**Travis** · August 27th, 2004, 1:24 AM

LoL mine load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00

**Dave** · August 27th, 2004, 9:05 PM

Hmm, I think the 3rd value is the load average for 15 minutes.

Quote:

uptime gives a one line display of the following information. The current time, how long the system has been running, how many users are currently logged on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.

My workstation's load! 0.92, 0.89, 0.96

stlmike-stlrc · August 31st, 2004, 3:15 PM

whoa is this good?

14:14:44 up 9 days, 23:11, 1 user, load average: 0.59, 1.18, 1.18

dad · March 24th, 2006, 8:09 PM

id really like to see more helpful hints here when opportunity arises. i know the surpass crew is busy. it be great to have some more shared knowledge in these posts

**DewKnight** · March 24th, 2006, 8:12 PM

What kind of hints would you like to see...? Anything specific?

dad · March 24th, 2006, 8:20 PM

yes well a few things for now. i tried with no success to set up a reseller nameserver. i started a thread here and someone was helpful but it didnt work out. Right now , i am reading all threads about mail management. i just got an email to an account i have for one of my sites ... asking for chase bank information to correct my account online. THIS is a VERY BAD email to get. im not even sure if i should forward it to surpass to check it out or not. The spam was nonexistant for about a week after moving to a dedi but it seems to have found me/us.I cant figure out its origin as i cant with most emails i get in my outlook.

What are other common tasks us as dedi owners should be montoring or checking? I go through the whm almost on a nightly basis , i dont see anything out of the ordinary...lol... but then ... i probably dont have a clue what i should be looking for either..lol

GotRank? · May 8th, 2006, 3:20 PM

Does anyone know how to get the cPanel "no website configured" page off my dedicated server when i type in the ip?
thanks.

**David** · May 8th, 2006, 3:42 PM

Good question. I'm never really bothered by it, but it's probably something I should look into changing at some point.

August 26th, 2004, 5:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kayla バタフライ Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 23,560 posts Gave thanks: 885 Thanked 706 times Blog Entries: 28	Dedicated Server Basics This tutorial is meant for dedicated server clients only. Once logged in as root you should see something like this. root[at]yourservername [~]# This means your are logged in as root on your server, and are at /root (~) directory. If your server is performing slow, or giving you problems. type 'w' and push enter to see some basics. root[at]yourservername [~]# w 11:23am up 19 days, 9:41, 1 user, load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22 USER TTY FROM LOGIN[at] IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT root pts/3 151.198.85.20 11:21am 1.00s 0.02s 0.01s w The main thing you're looking for here is the load average. Here's how to read it. load average: 0.72, 0.75, 0.22 The first reading is the minutely average, .72. The second is the five minute average, .75. The third reading is the entire hour, .22. As long as your server load is below 3, you should not experience any slowness, and you shouldnt have a cause to worry. If your load is above 10, call your admin if you have one, if not, contact us to check it out!

August 27th, 2004, 1:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Travis ubuntu Fan Super #1 Joined in Nov 2003 Lives in Calgary Alberta Canada 2,724 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	LoL mine load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00 __________________ "A lot of people are waiting for Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi to come back -- but they are gone. We are it. It is up to us. It is up to you." — Marian Wright Edelman

August 31st, 2004, 3:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
stlmike-stlrc Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Apr 2004 67 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	whoa is this good? 14:14:44 up 9 days, 23:11, 1 user, load average: 0.59, 1.18, 1.18 __________________

March 24th, 2006, 8:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
dad Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in orillia canada Hosted on solacehosting 364 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 11 times	id really like to see more helpful hints here when opportunity arises. i know the surpass crew is busy. it be great to have some more shared knowledge in these posts __________________ "colocation" is a nice way to say im codependant on surpass www.solacehosting.com www.christopherforlife.com

March 24th, 2006, 8:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
DewKnight Skittles Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in Space ship Hosted on dedi 6,416 posts Gave thanks: 84 Thanked 170 times Blog Entries: 5	What kind of hints would you like to see...? Anything specific? __________________ A government is a body of people usually notably ungoverned - Captain Malcolm Reynolds Mountain Dew Knight

March 24th, 2006, 8:20 PM	#7 (permalink)
dad Registered User On a golden path... Joined in Jan 2004 Lives in orillia canada Hosted on solacehosting 364 posts Gave thanks: 1 Thanked 11 times	yes well a few things for now. i tried with no success to set up a reseller nameserver. i started a thread here and someone was helpful but it didnt work out. Right now , i am reading all threads about mail management. i just got an email to an account i have for one of my sites ... asking for chase bank information to correct my account online. THIS is a VERY BAD email to get. im not even sure if i should forward it to surpass to check it out or not. The spam was nonexistant for about a week after moving to a dedi but it seems to have found me/us.I cant figure out its origin as i cant with most emails i get in my outlook. What are other common tasks us as dedi owners should be montoring or checking? I go through the whm almost on a nightly basis , i dont see anything out of the ordinary...lol... but then ... i probably dont have a clue what i should be looking for either..lol __________________ "colocation" is a nice way to say im codependant on surpass www.solacehosting.com www.christopherforlife.com

May 8th, 2006, 3:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
GotRank? Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in May 2006 59 posts Gave thanks: 6 Thanked 0 times	Does anyone know how to get the cPanel "no website configured" page off my dedicated server when i type in the ip? thanks.

May 8th, 2006, 3:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
David I'm Dope as Crack Resident. Joined in Mar 2004 Lives in Asheboro, NC Hosted on Pass 7 13,031 posts Gave thanks: 7 Thanked 29 times	Good question. I'm never really bothered by it, but it's probably something I should look into changing at some point. __________________ http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQ...heborocreative

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