[LON-CAPA-admin] Monitoring server load

[Mark Lucas]

Scott,

I use mrtg at Ohio University. It will graph any data you can provide it
(not just router data). If you have a utility that spits back two
numbers and a label, it can be run and graphed by mrtg. I use a script
called stat1.2.pl which was written by someone French. I could have just
as easily written something simpler and more specific with a few lines.

We then have a utility which shows the number of active users as well.
The script looks at id files under /home/httpd/lonIds that have been
touched within the last n minutes. If you want pointers to some of my
usage data, let me know and I'll open up access to your domain.

Later,
Mark



On Thu, 2008-05-08 at 10:08 -0400, Scott Smith wrote:
> Just a basic question,
> 
> What is the easiest way to monitor the server load on our LON-CAPA 
> server. I think we're starting to reach a usage point where we need to 
> think about upgrading or expanding our servers but I want as much data 
> to take to the "moneymen" as possible. Suggestions.
> 
> Scott
> 
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