Pass61 hitting CPU of 4.25 / 3.1

robinson.jason · November 8th, 2006, 7:40 PM

Pass61 is hitting a pretty high CPU load. Is there any way for me to be able to make sure it isn't my sites causing the problem?

An uptime tracker site I use reported problems but my domain and a few hosted domains don't seem to be having problems (now).

jason

robinson.jason · November 8th, 2006, 7:49 PM

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Originally Posted by robinson.jason

Pass61 is hitting a pretty high CPU load. Is there any way for me to be able to make sure it isn't my sites causing the problem?

An uptime tracker site I use reported problems but my domain and a few hosted domains don't seem to be having problems (now).

jason

OK the proc load is down to 1.5 so whatever it is must be over now. Still interested to know what caused the problem. Any admins with free time have some answers? :-)

jason

**DewKnight** · November 8th, 2006, 7:52 PM

When you see a quick spike in server load, it can sometimes be a very large site generating a backup, or the server updating something, or somebody;s site may have been hit with a lot of traffic. If you see a high server load stay there for a while, then you should alert support so they can see what may be causing the problem.

**Kayla** · November 8th, 2006, 7:58 PM

It seems that tonight Awstats for one particular site was updating and they must have a lot of data to process...
Image attached.

**Kayla** · November 8th, 2006, 8:05 PM

Actually- there is one other thing. A Mambo exploit.

robinson.jason · November 8th, 2006, 8:17 PM

well I don't have a mamob install (not even through fantastico) so I'm clear on that one. I don't think my sites have enough traffic for awstats to take a long time so I might not be the culprit. :-)

Thanks for the update Kayla.

I was mainly posting in case anyone else on pass61 had noticed high load earlier in the day. And I was posting in case Kayla was just waiting for somethign to do (heh).

jason

**Kayla** · November 8th, 2006, 8:17 PM

:P Always!

robinson.jason · November 13th, 2006, 4:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Kayla

:P Always!

We seem to be hitting 2-5 on the CPU load all day (checked randomly today) but hopefully this is nothing more than a busy site and not the result of cracked apps or exploited php.

Just thought you might want something to look into on a slow monday (coud be busy, but not from my point of view).

jason

**Kayla** · November 13th, 2006, 5:12 PM

Hi Jason,

I am checking it out. It seems to have only happened today - it's a photography site which has been using all CPU off an on. I cannot really tell why, but it seems today they updated thumbnails or did some kind of optimization, which had the opposite result on the server. Thank you for pointing this out.

November 8th, 2006, 7:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
robinson.jason Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Jun 2006 Lives in Idaho Hosted on PASS61 192 posts Gave thanks: 16 Thanked 2 times	Pass61 hitting CPU of 4.25 / 3.1 Pass61 is hitting a pretty high CPU load. Is there any way for me to be able to make sure it isn't my sites causing the problem? An uptime tracker site I use reported problems but my domain and a few hosted domains don't seem to be having problems (now). jason __________________ pass61: Bucks Of The Northwest Chateau HOA Idaho Digital Productions Estrela Artists MyPaperCamera

November 8th, 2006, 7:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
DewKnight Skittles Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Lives in a space ship Hosted on dedi 6,668 posts Gave thanks: 96 Thanked 190 times	When you see a quick spike in server load, it can sometimes be a very large site generating a backup, or the server updating something, or somebody;s site may have been hit with a lot of traffic. If you see a high server load stay there for a while, then you should alert support so they can see what may be causing the problem. __________________ Mountain Dew Knight People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

November 8th, 2006, 7:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kayla Searcher Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 24,509 posts Gave thanks: 936 Thanked 787 times	It seems that tonight Awstats for one particular site was updating and they must have a lot of data to process... Image attached. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook Check out interesting finds on the Surpass Blog .... it's coming.

November 8th, 2006, 8:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kayla Searcher Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 24,509 posts Gave thanks: 936 Thanked 787 times	Actually- there is one other thing. A Mambo exploit. __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook Check out interesting finds on the Surpass Blog .... it's coming.

November 8th, 2006, 8:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
robinson.jason Registered User Comfy Contributor Joined in Jun 2006 Lives in Idaho Hosted on PASS61 192 posts Gave thanks: 16 Thanked 2 times	well I don't have a mamob install (not even through fantastico) so I'm clear on that one. I don't think my sites have enough traffic for awstats to take a long time so I might not be the culprit. :-) Thanks for the update Kayla. I was mainly posting in case anyone else on pass61 had noticed high load earlier in the day. And I was posting in case Kayla was just waiting for somethign to do (heh). jason __________________ pass61: Bucks Of The Northwest Chateau HOA Idaho Digital Productions Estrela Artists MyPaperCamera

November 8th, 2006, 8:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kayla Searcher Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 24,509 posts Gave thanks: 936 Thanked 787 times	:P Always! __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook Check out interesting finds on the Surpass Blog .... it's coming.

November 13th, 2006, 5:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kayla Searcher Surpass Staff Joined in May 2003 Lives in Orlando 24,509 posts Gave thanks: 936 Thanked 787 times	Hi Jason, I am checking it out. It seems to have only happened today - it's a photography site which has been using all CPU off an on. I cannot really tell why, but it seems today they updated thumbnails or did some kind of optimization, which had the opposite result on the server. Thank you for pointing this out. __________________ Follow Surpass on Twitter and Facebook Check out interesting finds on the Surpass Blog .... it's coming.

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