I have a backup script that uses ssh keys and tar to backup all the other=
 unix=20
servers around my NetBSD 1.6 sparc64, after it backuped up a solaris 9 se=
rver=20
the load on the NetBSD machine has got up and stayed really high even tho=
ugh=20
its not currently doing any work, I think its the backup script which doe=
s=20
all the taring and gziping that seems to permanently upset the server.
Any one have any suggestions?

mist# uptime
 1:24PM  up 20 days, 17:25, 1 user, load averages: 4.20, 2.50, 1.18

mist# ps -aux
USER   PID %CPU %MEM  VSZ   RSS TT  STAT STARTED     TIME COMMAND
root     0  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DKs   7Nov02  0:02.11 [swapper]
root  5051  0.0  0.2 1112   504 p0  Ss    1:20PM  0:00.04 -csh
root  5049  0.0  1.0  872  2512 ??  Ss    1:20PM  0:00.25 sshd: root@ttyp=
0
root  5027  0.0  1.0  872  2512 ??  Ss    1:15PM  0:00.38 sshd: root@nott=
y
root  5006  0.0  0.4  312   976 ??  Ss   Sat10PM  0:00.01 cron
root 28397  0.0  1.6 1360  4152 ??  Ss   Fri06PM  0:00.37 snmpd
root  7098  0.0  0.0   96   848 C00 IWs+       -  0:00.00 /usr/libexec/ge=
tty=20
suncons console
root   241  0.0  0.0  120   800 ??  IWs        -  0:00.00 /usr/sbin/inetd=
 -l
root   174  0.0  0.7  784  1904 ??  Ss    7Nov02  0:43.86 /usr/sbin/sshd
root    95  0.0  0.4  248   920 ??  Ss    7Nov02  0:10.29 /usr/sbin/syslo=
gd -s
root     9  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  1:19.58 [aiodoned]
root     8  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02 24:58.75 [ioflush]
root     7  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02 30:04.49 [reaper]
root     6  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  9:34.21 [pagedaemon]
root     5  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  0:00.00 [atapibus0]
root     4  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  0:00.00 [usbtask]
root     3  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  0:00.17 [usb0]
root     2  0.0 19.7    0 51768 ??  DK    7Nov02  0:00.00 [fwohci0]
root     1  0.0  0.1  880   176 ??  Ss    7Nov02  0:03.88 init
root  5060  0.0  0.2  968   448 p0  R+    1:25PM  0:00.00 ps -aux