Load average notification

[inomi13]

I have below configuration of server and I noticed that often I receive information about „Warning: The system load average 11.75”. Never this value is over 14.

I don’t notice that server work unsustainably where average is over that 10. I want to limit notifications so I want to set in directadmin parametr check_load=15. This parametr means only when directadmin sent notifications to admin or has another feature?

CPU: 8xAMD EPYC 9474F
RAM: 32GB DDR5
DISK: 2TB NVME

 

[Zhenyapan]

Exactly, this only set limit when to send notifications.

 

[inomi13]

@Zhenyapan check_load=15 it is good value for my server?

 

[Zhenyapan]

I don't like to set it more than CPU-cores, but if all works fine for you - you can set any.

 

[Ohm J]

try leave the "check_load" as default and only change the "check_load_minute" to "15"

 

[zEitEr]

@Zhenyapan check_load=15 it is good value for my server?

You are free to update the value to meet your needs. If the server load you face is a result of normal operating - then you're probably safe to update the option.

For example, server load might increase during backups, other cron tasks, etc. If this the case, you can set a higher value for check_load.

If the higher server load is a result of various bots attacks and brute-force sessions you might think of server hardening.