hey, anyone, i need help.
surely with all the tech people here, someone can make a better guess than
me.
does anyone know how the HP3000 995-xxx machines distribute lthe load
between the multiple processors?
thanks for any thoughts you might have.....
--
eric kundl
[log in to unmask]

Eric Kundl <[log in to unmask]> wrote in article
<01bc387b$a40ed6a0$4bcebbcd@kundle>...
> anyone,
> Does anyone know how the HP3000 995-400 (or any of the
> multi-cpu processors) distributes the load between the processors?
>
> We have a site with a 995-400 that has a monthly program that takes 24
> hours to run when running all by itself, no other jobs or users. I am
> being told that on the 995-400, each running program gets a single
> cpu while the program runs, and the other 3 cpus are idle. They use
> GLANCEXL as their proof, it seems to show that 1 cpu is at 100% and
> the other 3 are at 0%. They want me to split the program up into 2 or
> more programs that they can run simultaneously, so that the other
> cpus get used and the program will finish in half or less time.
>
> This doesn't sound correct to me.
>
> I have read articles concerning multi-cpu processors that indicate
> the Operating system divides up instructions between the available cpus
> automatically.
>
> Is the HP different in this respect? anyone know?
>
> thanks.....
> --
> eric kundl
> [log in to unmask]
>