cores (PSET). Processes in a PSET have equal access to CPU cycles on their assigned cores through the HP-UX standard scheduler.

Memory

Specifies a PRM group’s memory allocation, either of private memory or shared

 

memory. There are two types of memory records:

 

Private

 

 

Specifies a minimum amount of private memory. Optionally specifies a

 

 

cap on memory use as well as memory isolation (so that memory cannot

 

 

be loaned out or borrowed from other groups).

 

Shared

 

 

Specifies a minimum amount of memory in megabytes for use as shared

 

 

memory for the processes in that PRM group.

 

 

PRM groups without a shared memory record default to PRM_SYS for shared

 

 

memory allocation.

Application

Specifies an application (either explicitly or by regular expression) and the PRM

 

group in which the application should run. Optionally, it specifies alternate

 

names the application can take at execution. (Alternate names are most common

 

for complex programs such as database programs that launch many processes

 

and rename them.)
UserSpecifies a user or a collection of users (through a netgroup) and assigns the

 

user or netgroup to an initial PRM group. Optionally, it specifies alternate PRM

 

groups. A user or netgroup member then has permissions to use these PRM

 

groups with the prmmove and prmrun commands.
Unix groupMaps existing Unix groups to PRM groups.
CompartmentMaps existing secure compartments to PRM groups. (Use the optional HP-UX

 

feature Security Containment to create the secure compartment configurations.

 

You can also create compartment configurations using a PRM utility such as

 

srpgen or prm2scomp.)
For more detailed information on records, see the prmconf(4) manpage.

Introduction to PRM commands

PRM supports the commands below. For more information about a command, see its manpage or the “Command reference” (page 101).

prmagt

PRM’s read-only SNMP agent.

prmanalyze

Allows you to analyze resource usage and contention to help plan PRM

 

configurations.

prmavail

Displays estimated resource availability to help plan PRM configurations.

prmconfig

Configures, enables, disables, and resets PRM. Also, validates PRM

 

configuration files and controls PRM’s message logging. You can also perform

 

these tasks using the PRM graphical interface in HP System Management

 

Homepage (SMH) or HP Systems Insight Manager (SIM).

prminitconfig

Configure or unconfigure the PRM GUI to be available in HP Systems Insight

 

Manager (SIM).

prmlist

Displays the current PRM group, memory, user, and application information.

prmloadconfCreates a PRM configuration file or updates an existing configuration file.

prmmonitor

Monitors current PRM configuration and resource usage by PRM group.

prmmove

Moves processes or groups of processes to another PRM group.
prmrecoverCleans up processes after abnormal memory manager termination.

12 Overview