System load is used to monitor the system’s load statistics over a 24-hour, 7-day, or 30-day period. You can also view the load over a custom date range. Select Settings > System Monitoring > Load to view the system load. Use the date range drop-down menu in the lower-left corner of the screen to specify a date range. The System Load screen displays the load levels in the following three areas:
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Load Level |
Description |
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Ideal Area |
If the system load is primarily in this area, the system load is within guidelines and will result in optimal backup performance. |
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Warning Area |
There are times when the load level remains in the ideal area, but occasionally spikes into the warning area. This is normal depending on scheduled backups or other daily operations that take place on the system. However, if the load level remains in the Warning Area for extended periods of time, this is indicative of a high load that could lead to longer backup or vaulting times. |
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Alarm Area |
The system load can occasionally spike into the alarm area. If this occurs, backup times must be monitored periodically to determine if the load level decreases out of the Alarm Area. If the load remains in the Alarm Area and does not decrease over a period of days or weeks, consider adding an additional system. If a backup system, register some of the clients to a different system and assign their backups to the new system to lessen the load. If a vault, reassign some of the systems to another vault for vaulting. If using the Unitrends Backup virtual machine, consider giving the VM additional processors and memory. |