# Discourse non disponibile con carico medio elevato

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-unavailable-with-high-load-average/96246>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [3 Settembre 2018, 7:33am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-unavailable-with-high-load-average/96246 "2018-09-03T07:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![mpalmer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mpalmer/32/45740_2.png) [@mpalmer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mpalmer)\
**Post date:** [3 Settembre 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-unavailable-with-high-load-average/96246/4 "2018-09-03T08:49:10Z")

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Given the 1m load average is nearly half what it was in the previous screenshot, and %iowait is still pretty high, I’d say you’re probably I/O constrained, likely due to swapping. Confirm with `sar -W 1` whilst the system is at peak unhappiness, and then upgrade RAM.

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