What methods can be used to determine the cause of a high Load Average on a server?

To determine the cause of high Load Average on a server, the following methods can be used:

1. top or htop command — shows current CPU load, processes consuming resources.
2. uptime command — quick display of Load Average.
3. vmstat command — provides information on processes, memory, input/output, and CPU.
4. iostat command — analyzes disk load.
5. ps command — allows finding processes with high CPU or memory usage.
6. System logs — may contain errors or warnings affecting performance.

For example, to find processes with maximum CPU load:

ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%cpu | head

By analyzing this data, bottlenecks can be identified: CPU overload, input/output wait, or memory issues.