Optimizing Cpu Utilization For The Netware Poa - Novell GROUPWISE 8 - ADMINISTRATION Administration Manual

8 Click Apply to save the updated information on the Maintenance page.
9 Click GroupWise > Scheduled Events, then create database maintenance events as needed, as
described in Section 36.4.1, "Scheduling Database Maintenance," on page 520
Section 36.4.2, "Scheduling Disk Space Management," on page
10 Click GroupWise > Agent Settings.
11 Deselect Enable Client/Server and set Client/Server Handler Threads to 0. Make sure another
POA handles client/server processing.
12 Click Apply to save the updated information on the Agent Settings page.
13 Click GroupWise > QuickFinder.
14 Deselect Enable QuickFinder Indexing. Make sure another POA handles indexing.
15 Click OK to save the new settings for dedicated database maintenance processing.
16 Install the POA software on a different server from where the original POA for the post office is
already running. See
17 Add the
/name switch to the POA startup file and specify the name designated when you
created the new POA object. Also add the /name switch to the startup file for the original POA.
18 Start the dedicated database maintenance POA.
Corresponding Startup Switches You can also use the /nomf, /notcpip, /noqf, /nonuu, and
switches in the POA startup file to disable unwanted processing, then use the
to increase the number of database maintenance handler threads.
38.5 Optimizing CPU Utilization for the NetWare
POA
To ensure that it does not dominate the NetWare server CPU, the NetWare POA has a CPU
utilization threshold. The default CPU utilization threshold for the NetWare POA is 85 percent. You
can change this threshold using the CPU Utilization option. If CPU utilization exceeds the threshold
by 5 percent, any idle NetWare POA threads remain idle for the number of milliseconds set by the
Delay Time option. This cycle continues until CPU utilization drops below the CPU utilization
threshold.
To determine the optimum utilization setting for your network, you must consider the following
factors:
Amount of available memory
Demands of other network applications
Type of throughput you want the NetWare POA to provide
As you raise the utilization threshold, NetWare POA efficiency increases; however, other network
applications have fewer available resources. As you decrease the utilization threshold, NetWare
POA efficiency is reduced; however, the NetWare POA cooperates better with other applications
running on the same server. The best way to determine these settings for your network is to
experiment.
To adjust the NetWare POA CPU utilization and delay time:
1 In ConsoleOne, browse to and right-click the POA object, then click Properties.
2 Click GroupWise > Agent Settings to display the Agent Settings page.
"Installing GroupWise Agents" in the
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