title: Total Number of Current Processes and Threads
agents: linux, aix, freebsd, macosx, netbsd, openbsd, solaris
catalog: os/kernel
license: GPLv2
distribution: check_mk
description:
 Monitor the number of processes and threads. If too many processes
 and threads are found then the check results in a warning or critical
 state. The default levels are set to {2000} and {4000}.

discovery:
 One service is created for each Linux host.
 The check parameter is set to {threads_default_levels}.
 If you need individual levels for your hosts,
 please define this explicitely in {checks}.
