Percentage of CPU time running user-initiated programs, such as running queries and reports
sy
system
Percentage of CPU time running system-initiated programs, kernel processes
ni
nice
Percentage of CPU time running nice-level programs that control priorities in the kernel's scheduler
id
idle
Percentage of CPU time that the system has no outstanding disk I/O request
wa
iowait
Percentage of CPU time that the system has outstanding disk I/O requests
hi
hardware interrupt
Percentage of CPU time running hardware interrupt requests
si
software interrupt
Percentage of CPU time running software interrupt requests
st
steal
Involuntary wait by virtual CPU while hypervisor is servicing another
Note: Running the command show system resources follow will refresh the output every second showing how the cpu levels change. Press “q” to quit out of the command.