HP-UX Processor Sets

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Table Of Contents
Abstract ............................................................................................................................................5
Introduction.......................................................................................................................................5
Processor Sets Features Overview..................................................................................................5
Benefits of Processor Sets...............................................................................................................7
Scheduling Allocation Domain .........................................................................................................8
Configuring Processor Sets..............................................................................................................8
Assigning Applications to Processor Sets.....................................................................................10
Ownership and Access Permissions Model...................................................................................10
Attributes for Better Manageability .................................................................................................12
The Default Pset.............................................................................................................................14
System Daemon Processes...........................................................................................................15
User Interfaces...............................................................................................................................15
Creating a New Processor Set ...................................................................................................16
Assigning a Processor to Another Processor Set ......................................................................17
Binding Applications to a Processor Set.....................................................................................18
Destroying a Processor Set........................................................................................................19
Querying and Changing Processor Set Attributes......................................................................19
Querying System and Processor Set Configuration...................................................................20
Maintaining Processor Set Configuration Across Reboots.........................................................22
Integration with PRM......................................................................................................................23
Integration with iCOD .....................................................................................................................23
Integration with vPars.....................................................................................................................24
Use Models and Examples.............................................................................................................24
Server Consolidation ..................................................................................................................24
Processor Isolation for Real Time Applications..........................................................................25
Resource Partitioning among Users and Departments..............................................................25
Job Processing in Batch Mode ...................................................................................................25
For More Information......................................................................................................................26