LINUX: Commands To Check For D State Processes On Linux Hosts (Troubleshooting Doc)

On Linux Hosts in some cases we will observe degraded performance due to D state process. D State Process means that the Process is Uninterruptable Sleep. 

Below commands will help to find the D State processes which are on the Linux Host.

ps -o pid,stat,cmd
ps -A -o pid,stat,cmd | grep 'D '
ps -A -o pid,stat,cmd
ps -elfy ww | grep ^D

Products to which Article Applies

All UNIX environments

Additional References

https://www.computerhope.com/unix/ups.htm

tarun boyella