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6.8

Load average increasing tremendously- REHL 5

Asked by c00kie88 in Red Hat Linux

hi all,

I have a new box, running red hat enterprise version 5, only running web server.
I found out that the load average increasing so high, therefore sendmail is not working.
When i do command ps -ef, it gives me output below..

I realized that i might have to disabled unnessary services..
e.g. From output below, why httpd have 6 instances running..

I don't understand.. i assumed httpd is forking but why?
What should i do to reduce my server load just purely to run httpd, mysql and php and sendmail and backup?
Please advise
UID        PID  PPID  C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
root         1     0  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 init [5]
root         2     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [migration/0]
root         3     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root         4     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [watchdog/0]
root         5     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [migration/1]
root         6     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
root         7     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [watchdog/1]
root         8     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [migration/2]
root         9     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/2]
root        10     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [watchdog/2]
root        11     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [migration/3]
root        12     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/3]
root        13     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [watchdog/3]
root        14     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [events/0]
root        15     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [events/1]
root        16     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [events/2]
root        17     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [events/3]
root        18     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [khelper]
root        19     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kthread]
root        21    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [xenwatch]
root        22    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [xenbus]
root        27    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kblockd/0]
root        28    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kblockd/1]
root        29    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kblockd/2]
root        30    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kblockd/3]
root        31    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kacpid]
root       143    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [cqueue/0]
root       144    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [cqueue/1]
root       145    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [cqueue/2]
root       146    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [cqueue/3]
root       150    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [khubd]
root       152    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kseriod]
root       231    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [pdflush]
root       232    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [pdflush]
root       233    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kswapd0]
root       234    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [aio/0]
root       235    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [aio/1]
root       236    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [aio/2]
root       237    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [aio/3]
root       379    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kpsmoused]
root       426    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
root       437    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ata/0]
root       438    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ata/1]
root       439    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ata/2]
root       440    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ata/3]
root       441    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ata_aux]
root       447    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1]
root       448    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2]
root       454    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kstriped]
root       475    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ksnapd]
root       498    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kjournald]
root       524    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kauditd]
root       557     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 /sbin/udevd -d
root      1208    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kedac]
root      3456    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kmpathd/0]
root      3457    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kmpathd/1]
root      3458    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kmpathd/2]
root      3459    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kmpathd/3]
root      3460    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kmpath_handlerd]
root      3490    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [kjournald]
root      3749    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [iscsi_eh]
root      3801    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_eh_3]
root      3802    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_wq_3]
root      3803    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_eh_4]
root      3804    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [scsi_wq_4]
root      3870    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_addr]
root      3887    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_mcast]
root      3888    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_inform]
root      3889    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [local_sa]
root      3894    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [iw_cm_wq]
root      3901    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_cm/0]
root      3902    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_cm/1]
root      3903    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_cm/2]
root      3904    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [ib_cm/3]
root      3909    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [rdma_cm]
root      3923     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 brcm_iscsiuio
root      3933     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 iscsid
root      3934     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 iscsid
root      4203     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 /sbin/dhclient -1 -q -lf /var/lib/dhclient/dhclient-eth0.leases -pf /var/run/dhclient-eth0.pid eth0
root      4243     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 auditd
root      4245  4243  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 /sbin/audispd
root      4267     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 syslogd -m 0
root      4270     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 klogd -x
root      4280     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 irqbalance
rpc       4304     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 portmap
root      4333    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [rpciod/0]
root      4334    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [rpciod/1]
root      4335    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [rpciod/2]
root      4336    19  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 [rpciod/3]
rpcuser   4345     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 rpc.statd
root      4369     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 rpc.idmapd
dbus      4384     1  0 17:18 ?        00:00:00 dbus-daemon --system
root      4425     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 pcscd
root      4435     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root      4467     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/hidd --server
root      4504     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 automount
root      4521     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 ./hpiod
root      4526     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 python ./hpssd.py
root      4539     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root      4548     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 cupsd
root      4562     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
root      4580     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: accepting connections
smmsp     4588     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 sendmail: Queue runner@01:00:00 for /var/spool/clientmqueue
root      4598     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 gpm -m /dev/input/mice -t exps2
root      4607     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 crond
xfs       4636     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 xfs -droppriv -daemon
root      4661     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root      4672     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /etc/delloma.d/oma/bin/dsm_om_shrsvc32d
root      4956    19  0 17:19 ?        00:00:02 [kipmi0]
root      5074     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /opt/dell/srvadmin/dataeng/bin/dsm_sa_datamgr32d
root      5502     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /opt/dell/srvadmin/dataeng/bin/dsm_sa_eventmgr32d
root      5550     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /etc/delloma.d/iws/bin/linux/dsm_om_connsvc32d -run
root      5551  5550  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /etc/delloma.d/iws/bin/linux/dsm_om_connsvc32d -run
root      5685  5074  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /opt/dell/srvadmin/dataeng/bin/dsm_sa_datamgr32d
root      5853     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 libvirtd --daemon
root      5867     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 rhnsd --interval 240
avahi     5897     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 avahi-daemon: running [iburra.local]
avahi     5898  5897  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
68        5919     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:01 hald
root      5920  5919  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 hald-runner
68        6073  5920  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi: listening on acpid socket /var/run/acpid.socket
68        6078  5920  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event2
68        6102  5920  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyboard: listening on /dev/input/event0
root      6130  5920  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-storage: polling /dev/scd0
root      6262     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/python -tt /usr/sbin/yum-updatesd
nobody    6265     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/dnsmasq --strict-order --bind-interfaces --pid-file=/var/run/libvirt/network/default.pid --conf-file=  --listen-address 192.168.122.1 --except-interface lo --dhcp-range 192.168.122
root      6293     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
daemon    6360  6293  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
daemon    6361  6293  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
daemon    6362  6293  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
daemon    6364  6293  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
daemon    6365  6293  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start
root      6386     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/smartd -q never
root      6395     1  0 17:19 tty1     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
root      6396     1  0 17:19 tty2     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
root      6399     1  0 17:19 tty3     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
root      6400     1  0 17:19 tty4     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
root      6402     1  0 17:19 tty5     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
root      6404     1  0 17:19 tty6     00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
root      6409     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
root      6421     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gam_server
root      6585     1  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gdm-rh-security-token-helper
root      6718  6409  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/sbin/gdm-binary -nodaemon
root      6773  6718  0 17:19 tty7     00:00:00 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -br -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7
gdm       6962  6718  0 17:19 ?        00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gdmgreeter
root      7327  4539  0 17:22 ?        00:00:00 sshd: root@pts/1
root      7329  7327  0 17:22 pts/1    00:00:00 -bash
root      7385  7329  0 17:26 pts/1    00:00:00 ps -ef
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