Priority range
In general, the priority range spans from 0 to 20. However, different operating systems interpret these values differently.
UNIX, OS\2
The lower the value, the higher the priority (faster execution). To raise the priority of the agent to high, you must enter a negative number. However, raising the priority to high is not advisable because it uses significantly more system resources and can cause other applications to crash.
11 to 20 low priority
0 to 10 normal priority
-1 to -15 high priority
These systems have a default process priority. The PATROL priority is added to the default priority to determine the agent's process priority on the OS.
Windows
This configuration variable affects the priority of the agent process on the Windows platform. The agent's default priority is normal. To change the agent process's priority, you must use the Windows Task Manager.
Windows priorities in order of highest to lowest are:
- Realtime
- High
- Normal
- Low
In addition, Windows 2000 offers priorities of AboveNormal and BelowNormal.
To set the priority for the PATROL Agent, specify ranges for the /AgentSetup/AgentTuning/agentPriority variable as follows:
11 to 20 low priority
0 to 10 normal priority
-1 to -15 high priority
OpenVMS
The higher the value, the higher the priority (faster execution). The current process's priority is the default priority.
On Alpha
Priorities range from 0 to 63, where 63 is the highest.
0 -15 are normal priorities
16 -63 are real-time priorities
On VAX
Priorities range from 0 to 31, where 31 is the highest.
0 -15 are normal priorities
16 -31 are real-time priorities