Spotlight on Oracle 10.5 - Release Notes

Processor Queue Length Alarm

This alarm becomes active when the length of the processor thread queue reaches a threshold for sustained activity.

A long sustained queue length indicates a processor bottleneck - leading to overall system degradation.

To rectify this, you should look at:

• The Processes page of the Processes drilldown to see which Windows process is consuming the CPU.
• Possibly moving some processing activities to another system.
• Add an additional CPU to the system – the waiting threads will be load balanced between all available processors.
• Upgrade to a faster CPU. This will allow the CPU to process threads faster, but may not reap the same rewards as adding an additional CPU.

Related Topics

Processes Page