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XK0-005 · Question #1324

XK0-005 Question #1324: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: High disk activity. iostat shows high disk write rate to sda sar shows high iowait percentages (higher than user percentages) free shows most RAM is used for buffers/cache which indicates high utilisation as data is read from or written to disk.

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Question

A systems administrator is investigating low performance a server. After executing some diagnostic commands, the administrator analyzes the data: Which of the following is the cause of low performance on the server?

Options

  • ALack of swap space
  • BLack of available memory
  • CUser processes have taken up all the available CPU time
  • DHigh disk activity

Explanation

iostat shows high disk write rate to sda sar shows high iowait percentages (higher than user percentages) free shows most RAM is used for buffers/cache which indicates high utilisation as data is read from or written to disk.

Topics

#Server performance#Troubleshooting#Disk I/O#System resources

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