System Idle Process

[Zig]

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The system idle process on my Win2K server is showing 49934 minutes. Will
this eventually have a negative effect on the server? If so, what can be done
about it?

 

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Zig wrote:
> The system idle process on my Win2K server is showing 49934 minutes. Will
> this eventually have a negative effect on the server? If so, what can be done
> about it?


Break out a dictionary and look up the word "idle," sometime. ;-}
The "System Idle Process" metric is the amount/percentage of time that
your CPU has nothing to do. A reading of 98-99% is generally
considered a good thing, and readings above 90% are normal. Think of
it like a car's engine idling in your driveway before you place the
car in gear.


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