Name:

• CPU

Description:

• An action program run in response to the CPU Alert whenever a CPU bottleneck is diagnosed. To relieve the CPU load, it identifies any nonessential programs and takes action according to the keyword options you have selected.

• If the approval keyword is set to true, the list of offending programs will be sent to the administrator for approval before action is taken.

• You define your essential and nonessential programs. Generally an essential program is one which may use significant CPU resource but is essential for your system or business operation. If such an essential program, for example your system backup utility, causes this alert to be triggered, an alert notice will be suppressed. Whereas a non-essential program is one which should not consume CPU to the detriment of the rest of the system. Popular games are good examples of nonessential programs.

• If the mail keyword is set to true, the relevant user will be mailed a polite reminder not to run the offending program at this time. The user will be sent repeated warnings to a maximum specified by the warnings keyword. If the kill keyword is set to true, the program will then be killed immediately, without further warning.

essential - List vital programs which are excused for depleting CPU resource.

nonessential - List of programs which should not be consuming excess CPU resource.

mail - Mail users to warn about the program use.

kill - Kill nonessential programs.

warnings - Maximum number of warnings to send.

Keyword Defaults

essential -

nonessential -

mail - true

warnings - 2

kill - false