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Analyzing the Processor Queue length Performance data

Anonymous
2019-02-18T20:19:57+00:00

Hi,

I am having a hard time understanding and making a conclusion on what I am seing in the Processor Queue length Performance dashboard in SCOM.

About every servers I look in this dashboard show a relatively low CPU usage (around 40% of utilisation) but the Processor Queue length Performance on the other hand show data it has an average of 30 to 50.

From what I was able to gather on the Web is everyone saying that if the CPU Queue Length goes above 2 for a long period of time it could be translated to a CPU bottleneck. But since the _Total % of CPU is nowhere close full utilization, I have a hard time making a conlusion on wether I have to add another CPU.

Basically, I would like to get some input from peoples who might have had the same issues as this one and help me understanding this.

Note that our Windows servers are all hosted on VMware ESX so they are virtual.

Is there anyone who can explain that to me ?

Thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2019-02-28T19:16:22+00:00

    Hi,

    Microsoft finally answered the question I had :

    Perfmon provides relative information and hence we cannot judge the performance of disk / CPU directly.

    This value processor queue length shows number of threads in the processor. Since there is only one queue for all the processors in a CPU , the value you see here in perfmon has to be divided by the number of processors on the machine. Usually a value <10 is a good one.

    Since my servers had 8 vCPU I had to devise by 8 the value showed in the SCOM console and it was way below 10, which is fine.

    Thanks

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  2. Anonymous
    2019-02-18T20:33:23+00:00

    If you run Intel Hardware,download the Intel Chipset driver/software,once installed,to check processor data,download the Intel Processor info.

    https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/81605/Processor-Utilities-and-Programs

    The link gets you processor ID...Also,any pc hardware must use the MB chipset,it controls all to the OS..

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