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Mixed jobs that are processed in parallel. In a situation where small, medium and large jobs
can come in at any time and should be handled in parallel, the challenge is to find a balance
between how much power can be allocated to jobs (to minimize the time they cost) and how
long they can wait. No single job should require all of the processing power, unless it is
acceptable for it to have to wait until the maximum number of engines finally comes available -
and then all other jobs will have to wait.
Scheduling preferences
The scheduling preferences are a way to control precisely how the PlanetPress Connect
Connect Server handles jobs.
For more information on how these preferences can enhance performance, see "Engine
configuration" on page108 and "Performance considerations" on page27.
Scheduling properties
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Configure Scheduling options: These two settings allow you to define what type of job
is to be considered a Small job and what type is to be considered a Large job. Any job
that falls between these two settings will be considered a Medium job.
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Maximum records in a small job: Enter the maximum number of records for a job
to be considered Small.
Do not set the limit for small jobs too high; it isn't possible to attribute more than one
engine to small jobs, so they should always be easy to handle for one engine.
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Minimum records in a large job: Enter the minimum number of records required
before a job can be considered a Large job.
Note
Changes made to these settings will be applied on the run. Existing jobs will
be taken into account when determining if a job can run.
For instance, if the minimum records for a Large job is increased from 1,000 to
10,000 and a job of 2,000 records is already running, then this existing job will
now be considered a Medium job.
Likewise, if the minimum records for a Large job is decreased from 10,000 to
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