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] >