HP-UX 11i December 2006 Release Notes

General System Administration
HP Partitioning and Virtual Server Environment
Chapter 5
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Obsolescence
Not applicable.
Utilization Provider
The Utilization Provider version A.01.04.02.00 is a lightweight daemon (utild) that
records system-utilization data at a 5-minute interval. The data recorded includes CPU,
memory, disk, and network utilization. This product also includes a WBEM provider for
access to the data.
Summary of Change
The Utilization Provider has been updated to version A.01.04.02.00 to include defect
fixes.
Impact
When Utilization Provider is installed, it launches the utild daemon, which consumes
minimal CPU, memory, and disk resources. Only 30 days of utilization data are kept in
data files in /var/adm/util. The total disk space used by these files should not exceed
5MB in the default utild installation.
The Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Management Software, which is available on the
AR media, relies on the Utilization Provider. The VSE Management Software includes
HP Integrity Essentials Virtualization Manager, HP Integrity Essentials Capacity
Advisor, and HP Integrity Virtual Machines Manager. Removing the Utilization Provider
will prevent these programs from working correctly.
Compatibility
This version of the Utilization Provider depends on HP WBEM Services for HP-UX
version A.02.00.08 or later.
Performance
The utild process wakes up every 5 minutes and discovers and records the four
utilization metrics (CPU, memory, disk, and network). This discovery has minimal
impact on system performance.
Documentation
For further information, see the following:
•Manpage: utild (1M)
• System Documentation: The WBEM schema (MOF files) are installed in
/opt/util/mof
Obsolescence
Not applicable.