Many update_db_cache processes running

Jan 21, 2013
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Code:
root       33566    6424  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root       33572   33566  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root       33585   33572  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
nobody     40133    6403  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:02 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
nobody     44726    6403  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:02 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
root       84637    6424  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root       84652   84637  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root       84669   84652  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      132704    6424  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      132725  132704  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      132735  132725  0 Jan27 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      178264       1  0 00:00 ?        00:01:07 lfd - sleeping
root      185885    6424  0 00:30 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      185892  185885  0 00:30 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      185899  185892  0 00:30 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
nobody    241752    6403  0 03:40 ?        00:00:03 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
root      254410    6424  0 04:30 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      254430  254410  0 04:30 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      254435  254430  0 04:30 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      317026    6424  0 08:30 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      317039  317026  0 08:30 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      317046  317039  0 08:30 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
nobody    333350    6403  0 09:33 ?        00:00:04 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
root      338849       1  0 09:54 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpmysqlwrap
root      338850  338849  0 09:54 ?        00:00:00 /usr/bin/perl /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpmysqladmin
root      339326       1  0 09:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpmysqlwrap
root      339327  339326  0 09:55 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/bin/cpmysqladmin
root      358686    5505  0 11:06 ?        00:00:11 sshd: root@pts/0
root      358691  358686  0 11:06 pts/0    00:00:00 -bash
root      366038    6105  0 11:33 ?        00:00:04 spamd child
root      381624    6424  0 12:30 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      381643  381624  0 12:30 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      381645  381643  0 12:30 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      440121    6424  0 16:30 ?        00:00:00 CROND
root      440135  440121  0 16:30 ?        00:00:00 /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      440144  440135  0 16:30 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache
root      482354    6105  0 19:51 ?        00:00:00 spamd child
nobody    487560    6403  0 20:11 ?        00:00:00 /usr/local/apache/bin/httpd -k start -DSSL
root      490815       1  0 20:22 ?        00:00:00 nginx: master process /usr/local/sbin/nginx -c /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
huge flood of the same thing:
/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -x /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache && /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update_db_cache

whats it do?