Why Increase correct timeslice -201

Question

Why Increase correct timeslice -201?

Answer 1

Basically, this will allow a task to be scheduled to the CPU for a longer time. All tasks on the system is scheduled on the CPU for a certain period of time, termed as the timeslice, throughout which this does some work, that is resumed when its next turn comes around.

The process has up till the value of ctimemax (a config block variable) to complete its task. If the task is working away, then the scheduler counts down ctimemax units. As it gets to the value of ctimemax - 1, when it gets stuck and for some purpose cannot be taken off the CPU, so a timeslice error gets generated and that process gets infected.

Conversely, Adaptive Server Enterprise will allow a server process to run so long as it requires to. It will not swap the process out to run for another process. The process will decide when it is "done" with the server CPU. Although, when a process goes on and on and never relinquishes the server CPU then Server is timeslice the process. Thus potential Fix

1. Shutdown the ASE

2. %buildmaster -dyour_device -yctimemax=2000

3. Restart your ASE. When the problem persists contact Sybase Technical Support notifying them what you have completed already.