Using the Event Monitoring Service (November 1999)

78 Chapter8
Monitoring System Resources
System Monitor Reference
Job Queues
The job queue monitor checks the average number of processes that have
been waiting for CPU and performing disk I/O over the last 1, 5, or 15
minutes. A value of 4 in /system/jobQueue5Min means that at the time
of polling there was an average of 4 jobs in the queue over the last 5
minutes.
The MIB variables computerSystemAvgJobs1,
computerSystemAvgJobs5, and computerSystemAvgJobs15 from the
hp-unix MIB provides the resource value to the monitor.
To verify the load averages on the system, use the uptime (1) command.
The minimum polling interval is 30 seconds. Unless your system load
tends to fluctuate wildly and need load-balancing attention frequently,
set a polling interval greater than or equal to the job queue interval: 1, 5,
and 15 minutes, respectively.
Table 8-3 Interpreting Job Queues
Resource Name Value
Range
Interpretation
/system/jobQueue1Min integer average number of jobs in the queue in
the last minute
/system/jobQueue5Min integer average number of jobs in the queue in
the last 5 minutes
/system/jobQueue15Min integer average number of jobs in the queue in
the last 15 minutes