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Measures reported by ProcessStateTest
This test reports the total number of processes running on a system and the
number of processes in the different process states - active, sleeping,
runnable, zombie, stopped, etc. An unusually large number of processes in
any
of these six states can be an indicator of a problem. The measures
made by the test are as follows:
| Measurement |
Description |
Measurement
Unit |
Interpretation |
| Total_procs |
The total number of processes on the system
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Number
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| Running_procs |
The number of processes that are currently
running on a processor
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Number
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The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides information pertaining to the processes that are currently running.
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| Sleeping_procs |
The number of processes that are waiting for an
event to complete
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Number
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| Runnable_procs |
The number of processes that are waiting to be
scheduled for execution
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Number
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The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides information pertaining to the runnable processes.
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| Zombie_procs |
The number of processes that are in the zombie
state - i.e., the process
terminated, but its parent did not wait for it.
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Number
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The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides information pertaining to the zombie processes.
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| Stopped_procs |
The number of processes in a stopped state; A
process can be in a stopped
state if it receives a job control signal. Alternatively, a process
that is being traced can also enter this state.
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Number
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The detailed diagnosis of this measure, if enabled, provides information pertaining to the stopped processes.
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