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Running the top command on an old SCO 7.1 box. The wait is ~85.0%.
Can someone explain to me what the wait field represents?

Much appreciated.

Bryan <bryan.engebretsen@sage.com> writes:

> Running the top command on an old SCO 7.1 box. The wait is ~85.0%.
> Can someone explain to me what the wait field represents?

I gues "wait" is "I/O wait", waiting for devices, usually disks...

>
> Much appreciated.