Server load high, CPU idle. NFS the cause?
- by Mech Software
I am running into a scenario where I'm seeing a high server load (sometimes upwards of 20 or 30) and a very low CPU usage (98% idle). I'm wondering if these wait states are coming as part of an NFS filesystem connection. Here is what I see in VMStat
procs -----------memory---------- ---swap-- -----io---- --system-- -----cpu------
r b swpd …