CPU Load Average High after 2011R2.1 Update

[mcwhorts]

I just updated our nagios xi to the latest version this morning (2011R2.1) and shortly after we experienced higher than normal load averages.



You can see where it jumps from about 3 to 8 load average. Thanks in advance. Let me know what else you need so that we can figure this out.

CentOS 5.5
32 bit
VMware Image

[scottwilkerson]

Depending on how many checks this machine is running it could be temporary as the services catch up.

You can also look for problems in the various logs in
/usr/local/nagios/var
/usr/local/nagios/var/pnp

and in
/var/log/messages

[mcwhorts]

So without me really doing anything, the load has returned to normal. I will continue to monitor this through the weekend. If the problem returns, then I'll let you know. Thanks for your help

[scottwilkerson]

I would guess that this was the "catchup effect" as the services were trying to process everything that got behind in the short time it was down.