"I am wondering what is the maximum number of files one can track before cpu utilization jumps above an average of 8%?"
I have been wondering this as well. In my case the only difference I can find between different servers is the number of files in the monitored directories. The total number of files on the High CPU usage machines totals between 8 and 9 thousand. 6,500 are in one directory alone. All the other instances have less than 2 thousand files to track with CPU utilization being very low. (averaging less than 1% CPU)
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