For what stands the trigger constant >25 in this case?

[DiViNe]

Hi there!

I'm new to zabbix and the previous guy (who was responsible for zabbix) has left the company. I really like the product, but I could't figure out the following:

This is our trigger:

Severity:

Average

Name:

tpl_main_windows_os_agent: Processor load is too high on {HOST.NAME}

Expression:

{thisistheservername:system.cpu.load[percpu,avg1].avg(5m)}[B]>25[/B]

I read that as well:
Zabix Documentation 2.4: Trigger expression
Finally, '>5' means that the trigger is in the PROBLEM state whenever the most recent processor load measurement from www.zabbix.com is greater than 5.
It's in my case 25. But what does this mean?
More than 85% load?

Thanks for your help!

[tchjts1]

That expression means the average load over a 5 minute period is more than 25 per CPU.

But don't confuse "Processor Load" with "Processor Usage"
Processor load is the number of jobs in the run queue.
Processor usage gives you a percentage of how busy the CPU is

[DiViNe]

25 jobs in queue & go for the processor usage?

Hi tchjts1

Thanks a lot for that quick answer!

Just to be sure that I'll get it right:
This means more that 25 jobs in the run queue and not 25% right?

Wouldn't it be better to go for the processor usage?

Have a nice day

Cheers

[tchjts1]

Correct. 25 processes. Not 25%.