In the following output, what is the 5 minute load average for the system?
[root@server ~]# uptime
12:10:05 up 18 days, 19:00, 2 users, load average: 0.47, 24.71, 35.31
A.
0.47
B.
24.71
C.
35.31
D.
There is no 5 minute interval. It is some value between 0.47 and 24.71.
E.
There is no 5 minute interval. It is some value between 24.71 and 35.31.
correct answer is B.
From left to right, these numbers show you the average load over the last one minute, the last five minutes, and the last fifteen minutes. In other words, the above output means:
load average over the last 1 minute: 0.47
load average over the last 5 minutes: 24.71
load average over the last 15 minutes: 35.31