| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement
Unit |
Interpretation |
| Total_usage |
The total CPU usage of the server |
Percent
|
A high value could signify a CPU bottleneck. The CPU utilization may be high because a few processes are consuming a lot of CPU, or because there are too many processes contending for a limited resource. Check the currently running processes to see the exact cause of the problem. |
| User_cpu |
The percentage of CPU that is being used for user processes |
Percent |
An unusually high value indicates a problem and may be due to too many user tasks executing simultaneously. |
| System_cpu |
The percentage of CPU that is being used for system processes |
Percent |
An unusually high value indicates a problem and may be due to too many system-level tasks executing simultaneously. |
| Nice_cpu |
The percentage of CPU being used by Nice processes (i.e., processes that do not have the default priority) |
Percent |
|
| Idle_cpu |
The percentage of time that the server is idle |
Percent |
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