The "Load Average" within our Linux servers and workstations enables administrators to understand how well the system is keeping up with its workload. By reading the values within the Load Average, we can also determine the overall performance of the system over several time periods, which will give us an idea on how the workloads are progressing. In this video, Jay will teach you how to fetch the current load average, and how to read the values.
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## Individual sections:
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Get your very own Linux server with Linode (sponsor) f https://linode.com/learnlinuxtv
02:20 - Which command(s) can you use to find the load average?
04:10 - Understanding what the three load average values represent
05:18 - Determining how many CPUs your server or workstation has
07:22 - What constitutes a high load average?
10:39 - Which load average period should you pay the most attention to?
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