LI= Lan Interface module Yes please do a glof on C:B.P e.g. /op/fox/bin/tools/glof UC001:STATION.TOTMEM to get at the station block of CP UC0001 Warren >From: "Guzenske, Sue (USBORAX)" <Sue.Guzenske@xxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: "'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Remote display call up speed >Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:44:58 -0000 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from [168.215.193.75] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id >MHotMailBE07662E003C400438CCA8D7C14B0FA40; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:52:31 -0800 >Received: from turing.(none) (localhost [127.0.0.1])by turing.freelists.org >(FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with ESMTPid AD760844BD; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 >17:51:55 -0500 (EST) >Received: with LISTAR (v1.0.0; list foxboro); Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:50:45 >-0500 (EST) >Received: from old-n2.infonet.com (old-n2-130.infonet.com >[192.157.130.138])by turing.freelists.org (FreeLists Mail Multiplex) with >ESMTP id 05B65842B1for <foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 17:50:44 >-0500 (EST) >Received: from infexch01.infonet.com (infexch01 [192.92.62.83]) by >old-n2.infonet.com (8.11.3/8.6.12) with ESMTP id g0AMmun04126 for ><foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:48:56 GMT >Received: by INFEXCH01 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19)id ><CVDTR2KQ>; Thu, 10 Jan 2002 22:51:09 -0000 >From foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Thu, 10 Jan 2002 14:54:32 -0800 >Delivered-To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Message-ID: <0969D9827D31D211B09900104B9BC118012A9339@boraxexch02> >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) >X-archive-position: 506 >X-listar-version: Listar v1.0.0 >Sender: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Errors-To: foxboro-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >X-original-sender: Sue.Guzenske@xxxxxxxxx >Precedence: normal >X-list: foxboro > > >Ron: Here are the vmstat 5 5. > >procs memory page disk faults cpu > r b w swap free re mf pi po fr de sr f0 m0 m1 m2 in sy cs us >sy >id > 0 0 0 12532 6352 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 658 275 2 >2 >96 > 0 0 0 179488 3804 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 992 287 4 >3 >93 > 0 0 0 179488 3804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74 673 283 2 >1 >96 > 0 0 0 179488 3804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 98 938 283 4 >2 >93 > 0 0 0 179488 3804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 848 285 3 >2 >95 >The above is box A, which supports 5 DMs quickly. > >procs memory page disk faults cpu > r b w swap free re mf pi po fr de sr f0 m0 m1 m2 in sy cs us >sy >id > 0 0 0 4408 2680 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 447 270 1 >1 >98 > 0 0 0 155068 2080 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 446 274 0 >1 >99 > 0 0 0 155068 2088 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 438 272 0 >0 >99 > 0 0 0 155068 2096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 421 275 0 >0 >99 > 0 0 0 155068 2096 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 444 273 1 >1 >99 >This is box B, which supports one or two DMs slowly. What does the swap >and free memory say about these boxes? > >All of the remote DMs are View-Only. Box B has one remote DM dedicated to >a >particular PC, all others are for whatever PC gets there first. > >..... > >Items from Warren Brown's note: >"Another thing to check is the network topology. You don't mention if one >of >the AW's is behind >an LI ?" ... ( Sorry, what's an LI? ) > >"One interesting thing to test is to do a 'glof' >/opt/fox/bin/tools/glof Control_Point (one that is on the display) >on both AW's and see if both take approximately the same time to respond >?"... ( Both boxes respond very quickly finding letterbugs and process >locations; I'm not sure how to ask for a "Control Point" do you mean >Compound:Block.Parameter ?) > >Thank you again, >Sue >-----Original Message----- >From: Deen, Ron [mailto:rdeen@xxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 2:36 AM >To: foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: [foxboro] Remote display call up speed > > > >Can you list the /usr/fox/customer/hi/dmcfg file(s)? > >Can be that not all DM are "view-only" which are by nature slower than >"operator class" dm's. I have see nproblems with this in the past with >symptoms similar to what you describe. > >Idle time is not the only important value. available swapspace etc can = >be of >importance. Can you provide a few lines of vmstat 5 from both systems = >maybe? > >Regards > >Ron Deen >Senior System Service Specialist >Invensys Systems N.V. >Baarnsche dijk 10 P.O. Box 146 3740 AC Baarn The Netherlands >T: +31 (0)35 54 84 233 F: +31 (0)35 54 84 175 =20 >Ron.Deen@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.invensys-systems.nl > > >A P V =B7 F o x b o r o =B7 S i m S c i =B7 T r i c o n e x =B7 = >W o n d e r >w a r e > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Guzenske, Sue (USBORAX) [mailto:Sue.Guzenske@xxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 10:27 PM >To: 'foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' >Subject: [foxboro] Remote display call up speed > > > >I have two AW51B units, both at 170 mHz, version 4.3, who support old = >style >display managers using Exceed to supply view-only displays to PCs on = >our >plant network. > >Box A supports 5 remote DMs and has a display call up time of about 1 = >second >on a PC. This box had 128 meg of RAM. Vmstat usually shows 90-95% idle >time. > >Box B supports 1 or 2 remote DMs and can take up to 5 seconds to brings = >up a >display on a PC. This box has 96 meg of RAM. Vmstat usually shows = >95-99% >idle time. > >Taking the le1 (2nd Ethernet connection)down and then putting it back = >on >makes no change in the display call up speed. Neither box seems to = >have any >time hogging processes running when ps -eaf is checked.=20 > >What else can I check? I'd like to get box B to perform like box A. > >Thank you for your help. > >Sue Guzenske >U.S. Borax Inc. >=20 >=20 >___________________________________________________________________ >This list is neither sponsored nor endorsed by The Foxboro Company. >Use the information obtained here at your own risk. 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