[Linux-cluster] Load issues with GFS/Apache

[Duncan Morgan]

Hello,

We have the following configuration

- 14 GFS nodes each with dual 2.4 GHz Xeon and 2 GB RAM
- RHEL 3 with 2.4.21-20.ELsmp kernel
- GFS 6.0.0-15
- Apache 1.3.31 on each node 

The load on each server is consistently high (from 2 -->15) compared to
Apache running on a standalone server. The processors are generally about
80% idle and lock_gulmd is always near the top of the 'top' output.

Has anybody else experienced this? Is it normal?

Thanks in advance.

Duncan Morgan