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[SOLVED] System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 19:21:09
by joey3002
Hoping someone can help me with this issue. The system seems to get slower throughout the day and is actually rebooted nightly at 5am. It seems some of the reports I am running that used to take 15-45 seconds now take 15 minutes. It also seems that disk writing is slower.. i.e. backups that export the database and then gzip it are now pushing 8+ hours when before it was under 1 hour.
The system has 16gb ram (all good and tested)
It is running on VMWare.

Here are some hd tests:

Results from fdisk -lu
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Disk /dev/sda: 131 MB, 131604480 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 125 cylinders, total 257040 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 32 208895 104432 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders, total 117210240 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 63 117162044 58580991 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 169.8 GB, 169852032000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20650 cylinders, total 331742250 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 61416494 30708216 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 61416495 331710119 135146812+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 61416558 266229179 102406311 83 Linux
/dev/sdc6 266229243 327645674 30708216 83 Linux
/dev/sdc7 327645738 331710119 2032191 82 Linux swap / Solaris
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Results of hdparm /dev/sda
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/dev/sda:
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 125/64/32, sectors = 257040, start = 0
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Results of hdparm /dev/sdb
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/dev/sdb:
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 7296/255/63, sectors = 117210240, start = 0
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Results of hdparm /dev/sdc
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/dev/sdc:
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 20650/255/63, sectors = 331742250, start = 0
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Thanks for any help or guidance on this..

[SOLVED] System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 19:56:30
by pschaff
Welcome to the CentOS fora. Please see the recommended reading for new users linked in my signature.

Your post is not clear. What VMware product are you running, and is CentOS the host, guest OS, or both?

In any case, please [url=http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=28723&forum=54]provide more information about your system[/url] by running "./getinfo.sh" and showing us the output file.

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 20:41:51
by TrevorH
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Results of hdparm /dev/sdc
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If that was meant to be a speed test then you forgot the -tT switches. i.e. `hdparm -tT /dev/sdc`

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 20:48:50
by joey3002
I am running that now.. well, it has been running for about an hour now. How long should this take? (running getinfo.sh)

thanks

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 21:06:03
by pschaff
Normally getinfo.sh runs in a few seconds to maybe a minute. Given your symptoms, who knows. Might try "./getinfo.sh basic" for the minimum info, "./getinfo.sh driver" for hardware info, "./getinfo.sh disk" for disk info, etc. At least that might give a clue as to where it is hanging up. You could also edit the script and insert the line "set -x" near the top to track what it is doing.

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 21:41:00
by joey3002
even basic takes forever.. ill try to run it again in the morning before anyone gets on..
Here is the disk info again though

hdparm -tT /dev/sdc

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Timing cached reads: 13888 MB in 2.00 seconds = 6928.14 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 28 MB in 3.03 seconds = 9.23 MB/sec
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/dev/sdb:
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Timing cached reads: 13928 MB in 2.00 seconds = 6974.23 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 46 MB in 3.10 seconds = 14.82 MB/sec
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/dev/sda
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Timing cached reads: 14592 MB in 2.00 seconds = 7307.52 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 3.22 seconds = 19.86 MB/sec
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Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 21:47:03
by joey3002
and here is the getinfo.sh info:

Information for general problems.
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== BEGIN uname -rmi ==
2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus x86_64 x86_64
== END uname -rmi ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa \*-release\* ==
centos-release-notes-5.7-0
webtatic-release-5-2
centos-release-5-7.el5.centos
== END rpm -qa \*-release\* ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/redhat-release ==
CentOS release 5.7 (Final)
== END cat /etc/redhat-release ==

== BEGIN getenforce ==
Disabled
== END getenforce ==

== BEGIN free -m ==
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 16051 3677 12373 0 229 2798
-/+ buffers/cache: 648 15402
Swap: 1984 0 1984
== END free -m ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa yum\* rpm-\* python | sort ==
python-2.4.3-44.el5_7.1
rpm-libs-4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2
rpm-python-4.4.2.3-22.el5_7.2
yum-3.2.22-37.el5.centos
yum-fastestmirror-1.1.16-16.el5.centos
yum-metadata-parser-1.1.2-3.el5.centos
yum-updatesd-0.9-2.el5
yum-utils-1.1.16-16.el5.centos
== END rpm -qa yum\* rpm-\* python | sort ==

== BEGIN ls /etc/yum.repos.d ==
CentOS-Base.repo
CentOS-Base.repo.rpmnew
CentOS-Debuginfo.repo
CentOS-Media.repo
CentOS-Vault.repo
sernet-samba.repo
webmin.repo
webtatic.repo
== END ls /etc/yum.repos.d ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/yum.conf ==
[main]
cachedir=/var/cache/yum
keepcache=0
debuglevel=2
logfile=/var/log/yum.log
distroverpkg=redhat-release
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
tolerant=1
exactarch=1
obsoletes=1
gpgcheck=1
plugins=1
bugtracker_url=http://bugs.centos.org/set_project.php?project_id=16&ref=http://bugs.centos.org/bug_report_page.php?category=yum

# Note: yum-RHN-plugin doesn't honor this.
metadata_expire=1h

installonly_limit = 5

# PUT YOUR REPOS HERE OR IN separate files named file.repo
# in /etc/yum.repos.d
== END cat /etc/yum.conf ==

== BEGIN yum repolist all ==
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* Webmin: webmin.mirror.somersettechsolutions.co.uk
* base: mirror.net.cen.ct.gov
* centosplus: mirrors.greenmountainaccess.net
* extras: mirror.vcu.edu
* updates: mirror.trouble-free.net
Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Base
Finished
Excluding Packages from CentOS-5 - Updates
Finished
repo id repo name status
C5.0-base CentOS-5.0 - Base disabled
C5.0-centosplus CentOS-5.0 - Plus disabled
C5.0-extras CentOS-5.0 - Extras disabled
C5.0-updates CentOS-5.0 - Updates disabled
C5.1-base CentOS-5.1 - Base disabled
C5.1-centosplus CentOS-5.1 - Plus disabled
C5.1-extras CentOS-5.1 - Extras disabled
C5.1-updates CentOS-5.1 - Updates disabled
C5.2-base CentOS-5.2 - Base disabled
C5.2-centosplus CentOS-5.2 - Plus disabled
C5.2-extras CentOS-5.2 - Extras disabled
C5.2-updates CentOS-5.2 - Updates disabled
C5.3-base CentOS-5.3 - Base disabled
C5.3-centosplus CentOS-5.3 - Plus disabled
C5.3-extras CentOS-5.3 - Extras disabled
C5.3-updates CentOS-5.3 - Updates disabled
C5.4-base CentOS-5.4 - Base disabled
C5.4-centosplus CentOS-5.4 - Plus disabled
C5.4-extras CentOS-5.4 - Extras disabled
C5.4-updates CentOS-5.4 - Updates disabled
C5.5-base CentOS-5.5 - Base disabled
C5.5-centosplus CentOS-5.5 - Plus disabled
C5.5-extras CentOS-5.5 - Extras disabled
C5.5-updates CentOS-5.5 - Updates disabled
C5.6-base CentOS-5.6 - Base disabled
C5.6-centosplus CentOS-5.6 - Plus disabled
C5.6-extras CentOS-5.6 - Extras disabled
C5.6-updates CentOS-5.6 - Updates disabled
Webmin Webmin Distribution Neutral enabled: 102
C5.6-updates CentOS-5.6 - Updates disabled
Webmin Webmin Distribution Neutral enabled: 102
addons CentOS-5 - Addons enabled: 0
base CentOS-5 - Base enabled: 3,564+2
c5-media CentOS-5 - Media disabled
centosplus CentOS-5 - Plus enabled: 58
contrib CentOS-5 - Contrib disabled
debug CentOS-5 - Debuginfo disabled
extras CentOS-5 - Extras enabled: 272
sernet-samba SerNet Samba Team packages (CentOS 5) enabled: 26
updates CentOS-5 - Updates enabled: 610+8
webtatic Webtatic Repository 5 - x86_64 disabled
webtatic-debuginfo Webtatic Repository 5 - x86_64 - Debug disabled
webtatic-source Webtatic Repository 5 - x86_64 disabled
repolist: 4,632
== END yum repolist all ==

== BEGIN egrep 'include|exclude' /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo ==
/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo:exclude=kernel kernel-devel kener-smp-* kernel-hugemem* kernel-largesmp*
/etc/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Base.repo:exclude=kernel kernel-devel kernel-smp-* kernel-hugemem* kernel-largesmp*
== END egrep 'include|exclude' /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo ==

== BEGIN sed -n -e "/^\[/h; /priority *=/{ G; s/\n/ /; s/ity=/ity = /; p }" /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo | sort -k3n ==
== END sed -n -e "/^\[/h; /priority *=/{ G; s/\n/ /; s/ity=/ity = /; p }" /etc/yum.repos.d/*.repo | sort -k3n ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/fstab ==
/dev/sdc1 / ext3 defaults 1 0
/dev/sdc5 /opt ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/sdc6 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/sdb1 /SSD00 ext3 defaults 1 2
LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sdc7 swap swap defaults 0 0
#/dev/sda4 /home reiserfs noatime,acl 0 0
== END cat /etc/fstab ==

== BEGIN df -h ==
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdc1 30G 20G 8.2G 71% /
/dev/sdc5 97G 18G 75G 19% /opt
/dev/sdc6 30G 544M 28G 2% /home
/dev/sdb1 56G 14G 40G 26% /SSD00
/dev/sda1 99M 45M 50M 48% /boot
tmpfs 7.9G 0 7.9G 0% /dev/shm
== END df -h ==

== BEGIN fdisk -l ==

Disk /dev/sda: 131 MB, 131604480 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 125 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 102 104432 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7293 58580991 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 169.8 GB, 169852032000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20650 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 3823 30708216 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 3824 20648 135146812+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 3824 16572 102406311 83 Linux
/dev/sdc6 16573 20395 30708216 83 Linux
/dev/sdc7 20396 20648 2032191 82 Linux swap / Solaris
== END fdisk -l ==

== BEGIN blkid ==
/dev/sda1: LABEL="/boot" UUID="a8c53256-0fbf-4f05-bbe4-59520674f876" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdb1: UUID="ea84921a-e5bd-4bc6-aa12-f5a4ab9bc020" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc1: UUID="a2107993-79e3-479b-a320-4791771e4b0f" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc5: UUID="a3f166fc-11a0-4e72-b7c4-b183691b8262" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc6: UUID="fcbb1688-93d1-4831-b384-86a49b138352" TYPE="ext3"
/dev/sdc7: TYPE="swap"
/dev/cdrom: LABEL="VMware Tools" TYPE="iso9660"
/dev/hda: LABEL="VMware Tools" TYPE="iso9660"
== END blkid ==

== BEGIN cat /proc/mdstat ==
Personalities :
unused devices: <none>
== END cat /proc/mdstat ==

== BEGIN pvs ==
/dev/cdrom: open failed: No medium found
== END pvs ==

== BEGIN vgs ==
/dev/cdrom: open failed: No medium found
No volume groups found
== END vgs ==

== BEGIN lvs ==
/dev/cdrom: open failed: No medium found
No volume groups found
== END lvs ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa kernel\* | sort ==
kernel-2.6.18-238.19.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-2.6.18-238.9.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-2.6.18-274.3.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-devel-2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-2.6.18-274.7.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-devel-2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus
kernel-headers-2.6.18-274.12.1.el5.centos.plus
== END rpm -qa kernel\* | sort ==

== BEGIN lspci -nn ==
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge [8086:7190] (rev 01)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge [8086:7191] (rev 01)
00:07.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA [8086:7110] (rev 08)
00:07.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE [8086:7111] (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 08)
00:07.7 System peripheral [0880]: VMware Virtual Machine Communication Interface [15ad:0740] (rev 10)
00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: VMware SVGA II Adapter [15ad:0405]
00:10.0 SCSI storage controller [0100]: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI [1000:0030] (rev 01)
00:11.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI bridge [15ad:0790] (rev 02)
00:15.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:15.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:16.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:17.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.0 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.1 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.2 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.3 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.4 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.5 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.6 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
00:18.7 PCI bridge [0604]: VMware PCI Express Root Port [15ad:07a0] (rev 01)
02:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) [8086:100f] (rev 01)
== END lspci -nn ==

== BEGIN lsusb ==
== END lsusb ==

== BEGIN rpm -qa kmod\* kmdl\* ==
== END rpm -qa kmod\* kmdl\* ==

== BEGIN ifconfig -a ==
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:A0:00:19
== BEGIN ifconfig -a ==
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:A0:00:19
inet addr:10.0.0.2 Bcast:10.0.0.7 Mask:255.255.255.248
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fea0:19/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:264401 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:324472 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:37078237 (35.3 MiB) TX bytes:81798846 (78.0 MiB)

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:27984 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:27984 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3041741 (2.9 MiB) TX bytes:3041741 (2.9 MiB)

sit0 Link encap:IPv6-in-IPv4
NOARP MTU:1480 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)

== END ifconfig -a ==

== BEGIN brctl show ==
./getinfo.sh: line 87: brctl: command not found
== END brctl show ==

== BEGIN route -n ==
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
10.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.248 U 0 0 0 eth0
169.254.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.0.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
0.0.0.0 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
== END route -n ==

== BEGIN cat /etc/resolv.conf ==
search aaanc.local
nameserver 192.168.10.24
nameserver 192.168.10.2
nameserver 4.2.2.1
== END cat /etc/resolv.conf ==

== BEGIN grep net /etc/nsswitch.conf ==
#networks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
#netmasks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files
netmasks: files
networks: files
netgroup: files
== END grep net /etc/nsswitch.conf ==

== BEGIN chkconfig --list | grep -Ei 'network|wpa' ==
network 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
wpa_supplicant 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
network 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off
wpa_supplicant 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
== END chkconfig --list | grep -Ei 'network|wpa' ==

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Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 21:53:13
by pschaff
Just for some data points - ran "./getinfo.sh basic" on my desktop system and it took < 3 seconds; on a fast server, ~1 second.
For "./getinfo.sh" the (virtualized) desktop took 22 seconds, and on the kick-@$$ server < 5 seconds.

Edit: I see you posted while I was benchmarking. Is there a copy/paste error at the bottom? Seems the services are duplicated.

So we now know the guest is running CentOS, but still not on what VMware product or host OS, nor if the slow performance impacts the host. Any particular reason for running the CentOSplus kernels? As far as I know they offer no advantage on VMware.

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/01/31 22:34:44
by TrevorH
For what it's worth, the figures you get from your basic hdparm benchmark are pretty dreadful but not so abysmal as to indicate hardware problems. More likely to be an overloaded VMWare host I suspect.

Re: System Really Slow

Posted: 2012/02/01 12:52:41
by joey3002
[quote]
pschaff wrote:
Just for some data points - ran "./getinfo.sh basic" on my desktop system and it took < 3 seconds; on a fast server, ~1 second.
For "./getinfo.sh" the (virtualized) desktop took 22 seconds, and on the kick-@$$ server < 5 seconds.

Edit: I see you posted while I was benchmarking. Is there a copy/paste error at the bottom? Seems the services are duplicated.

So we now know the guest is running CentOS, but still not on what VMware product or host OS, nor if the slow performance impacts the host. Any particular reason for running the CentOSplus kernels? As far as I know they offer no advantage on VMware.[/quote]

I inherited this box. There was a copy/paste error, thats why the duplicated lines.

A coworker wrote me:

[quote]
They need to ensure that the vmware tools are properly installed and they are using the virtual disk driver. This could result in a significant performance lift over the drivers using software emulation

[code]root@XXX:/usr/lib/vmware-tools #ps axwf|grep -i vmware
19777 pts/12 S+ 0:00 \_ grep -i vmware[/code]

There should be processes running on the guest and I don't see them.
[/quote][Moderator edit: Changed to [i]quote[/i] to wrap long line, added [i]code[/i] tags to preserve formatting.]

As for VMWare, we are running 4.1.0

Thanks again, I really appreciate the help.