[Info-vax] System parameters (and a marketing suggestion), was: Re: What Will Drive More OpenVMS Adoption?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/15/2021 4:05 AM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2021-12-08 13:25, abrsvc wrote:
>> On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at 6:46:27 AM UTC-5, Johnny Billquist 
>> wrote:
>> .
>>>
>>> And what does maxcpu mean? You're only allowed to use this much of a CPU
>>> no matter how idle it is?
>>>
>>> Johnny
>>
>> Yes.  There is a CPU field within the authorize record that limits the 
>> CPU time available for a process or one session.
>> This goes back to the timesharing days when CPU time was charged and 
>> accounts were limited by time (both CPU and elapsed).
>> I haven't seen this used on over 35 years.  All accounts these days 
>> have this set to 0 which is infinite time allowed.
> 
> I had forgotten all about that. Thanks for reminding me. :-)
> 
> But that wouldn't be in system parameters, but accounting... And 
> potentially different for different users or processes. But I guess the 
> system parameter could give an upper limit, maybe... But some processes 
> obviously needs to be excluded from that limit.

Very different.

But when I said that I think VSI could drop most of all those
limits I was thinking all limits (SYSGEN parameter, SYSUAF
limits etc.).

Arne