Critical Linux KM parameters

The Knowledge Module for Linux has parameters that provide statistical information about system performance and resources. The parameters listed on this page monitor the most critical resources on your system. The help topics for these parameters provide more details and recommendations than other parameters.

Application Class

Parameter Name

Utilization (Utilization)

 

Load (Load)

 

Length of Run Queue (RunQueueSize)

 

Utilization In System Mode (SystemTime)

 

Time Waiting For I/O (IOWaitTime)

 

VM Processor Time Utilization (vmUtilization)

The average number of disk I/O requests in the queue (AverageRequestsInQueue)

 

Blocks Transferred Per Second (TransferredPerSecond)

 

Percentage of time device is busy servicing a request (PercentBusy)

FileSystem Mount Status (MountStatus)

 

Filesystem Space Utilization (Capacity)

Actual Used (ActualUsed)

Percent Network Send Collisions (CollisionInPercent)

 

Incoming Error Percent (InErrorsInPercent)

 

Outgoing Error Percent (OutErrorsInPercent)

Processes Using Most CPU Time (TopProcessesByCpu)

Process Count (ProcessCount)

 

CPU Used By Monitored Process(ProcessCpuUsage)

Percent Swap Space Used (UsedPercent)

Total Swap Space Used Systemwide (TotalUsedPercent)

Related topics

Key-concepts

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