HP PRM Version C.03.06 release notes - (March 2012)

1 Announcement

HP Process Resource Manager (PRM) C.03.06 supports:

• HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23) operating system running on either HP 9000 servers or HP Integrity

servers

• HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31) operating system running on either HP 9000 servers or HP Integrity

servers

HP PRM provides an efficient and flexible way to manage resource allocation at times of peak

system load. It gives the system administrator the ability to group users or processes together and

guarantee each group minimum amounts of the total CPU, real memory, and disk bandwidth

resources available.

HP PRM C.03.06 offers the following features:

• In-kernel memory management of both private and shared memory

• A web-based interfaces in both HP System Management Homepage and HP Systems Insight

Manager for performing various PRM tasks

• Flexible allocation of CPU, memory, and disk bandwidth resources

• Guaranteed minimum and maximum amounts of CPU and memory resources for groups of

users and applications

• Improved system response time for critical users and applications

• Multiple PRM configuration files to meet cyclical demands on system resources

• Ability to monitor CPU, memory, and disk bandwidth resource use, including the ability to

track user and application resource requirements

• Ability to change the configuration without disabling PRM

• During times of nonpeak resource use, allocation of excess resources to processes that need

them

NOTE: Visit http://www.hp.com/go/prm for information on PRM’s support policy and patch

policy. These policies indicate the time periods for which this version of PRM is supported and

patched.