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Subject:    Re: [m_b_users] Crazy Values in backhand-status and question on redirecting
From:       "Theo E. Schlossnagle" <jesus () omniti ! com>
Date:       2003-07-29 15:33:37
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Heiko Jansen wrote:
> I was trying to see if it would send stats only to the one denoted 
> server. Indeed it worked, but itīs not intended to run this way.
> 
> Another question: how is the load of the servers calculated? Is it 
> just the load in the moment when the stats are send or is there a 
> way to get the average load of the last x minutes?

Last 1 minute average.

You can use byBusyChildren for a rough estimate of the current run-queue 
length.  If you Apache instances are in heavy use, then that will accurately 
represent how busy the machine is.

Note, you will likely need to perform a graceful restart for those numbers to 
be available.

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Theo Schlossnagle
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