The current load of the server affects efficiency of processing of requests of users by it. The means allowing to define load remotely are provided in operating systems.
Instruction
1. Configure the server so that it was possible to be connected to it remotely under the SSH or VNC protocol. The way of implementation of such setup depends on what on the machine is installed by OS. For VNC, perhaps, it will be required to install a server part of the VNC Free application or similar. It is not recommended to use Telnet as passwords are transferred in it by clear text. Surely set the difficult password of the root user (in Linux it is called root, and in Windows - the Administrator). Consider that the VNC protocol does not work in UNIX-LIKE systems at absence on the server of the graphical environment X.org. On the server with Windows install the Process Explorer and Process Monitor programs as possibilities of the built-in Task manager are limited.
2. On that computer from which you are going to be connected to the server install the client software program working under the SSH or VNC protocol. At the same time, the operating system installed on this computer can not match the operating system of the server. PuTTY (for SSH) or a client part of VNC Free is the best of all to use cross-platform client software programs, for example, (for VNC).
3. Having started the client software program, enter the server IP address, a user name and the password into the fields intended for them. After connection the command line (soon will appear when using the SSH protocol) or a desktop (during the work through VNC).
4. At connection through SSH enter the top command into Linux, and you will see the list of the started processes of all users and also the number of megabytes of RAM and volume of its busy part. The second is less than first, the better. Data on load of RAM can also be obtained by means of the free command. If you were connected to the machine with Linux through VNC, previously start the rxvt, xterm or Konsole application, and enter the top or free command in it. For an output from the top program key Q. At connection under the SSH protocol enter the mem command into Windows, and you will see data on load of RAM. When using the VNC protocol start the Process Explorer or Process Monitor program.