In a message dated 5/13/98 5:41:15 PM GMT,  [log in to unmask] writes:

<< >> We've noticed an odd trend lately, there is a number of
 >> system processes that are taking a rather large amount of
 >> CPU.

 > I noticed this same thing when I updated to PP3. It seemed to
 > be the SQE switch on transceivers to DTC's was not on.

> Not only CPU activity:  If the SQE heartbeat on the 10BaseT
> transceiver is not on, believe you will also get a high level of disc
> I/O, because the system wants to log each of these "events".
> When we first switched from 10Base2 to 10BaseT and hooked
> up a DTC, we immediately started seeing a continuous 70-80
> I/O's per second.  Eventually got around to doing a

> LINKCONTROL @; STATUS = ALL

> and noticed we had millions of heartbeat losses recorded since
> last reset.  Turned on transceiver SQE heartbeat and all was well.. >>

Is PC based HP Openview also affected by the high level of IO activity, if so,
does turning on the SQ transceiver also cure this problem.

I would be gratefull of any assistance on this.

Thanking you in advance.....

Andy Popay