Processor Queue

Processor Queue length is the number of threads that are ready to run but cannot because another thread is active.

A processor bottleneck occurs when the queue is more than twice the number of processor cores over a continuous period.

The Agent checks the processor queue every five seconds. If the number of jobs in the queue exceeds the configured threshold multiplied by the number of processor cores during the Agent cycle (5 or 15 minutes), the system generates an alert.

If both the Processor Queue Check and the Processor Utilization Check exceed their recommended threshold during the same period, this indicates a processor bottleneck with the processors.

For information about how to add, edit, or delete a Performance Monitoring Check, see one of the following:

• Windows Performance Monitoring Check
• Linux Performance Monitoring Check
• Mac Performance Monitoring Check