Is there a definitive list of operations that makes something an iPhantom vs. a phantom? I know about sockets, but presume there is more, right?
On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Brian Leach <br...@brianleach.co.uk> wrote: > iPhantoms are any background that perform interactive operations, such as > opening a socket or device. They consume a licence. > > FWIH some time back a couple of naughty sites were buying small numbers of > users and opening ttys directly with phantoms so IBM blocked that. Now it > catches all of us who legitimately want to make a web service or similar > call in the background. > > Brian > > -----Original Message----- > From: u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org > [mailto:u2-users-boun...@listserver.u2ug.org] On Behalf Of > dean.armbrus...@ferguson.com > Sent: 13 September 2012 23:32 > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: [U2] [UD] LISTUSER output: phantom vs. iphantm > > What is the difference between LISTUSER USRTYPEs "phantom" and "iphantm"? > > On our systems, we will have 100 to 200 phantom processes, i.e. background > processes, running at any given moment. When I look at them via LISTUSER, > they will be split approximately 60/40 between phantom and iphantm. All > were started using the PHANTOM verb. > > I can't discern a difference, and I can't find anything about it in the 7.3 > UniData documents. A search for "iphantm" has no hits. > > This comes into play because it seems that SYSTEM(514) includes iphantm > sessions in the count, but not phantom sessions. We have a monitoring > program that warns us if the number of users approaches the configured > license limit, and it uses SYSTEM(514). We built in for it to allow for a > configurable amount of phantom processes. If phantom processes may or may > not be included in SYSTEM(514), our monitor program isn't as accurate as it > could be. > > It seems to me that neither phantom nor iphantm should be included in > SYSTEM(514). HELP for SYSTEM(514) states that it returns the number users > currently logged in and does not include phantoms. Presumably, this is the > number of licenses in use. Do iphantm sessions use a license? > > > UniData 7.3.1 > HPUX 11.31 > > Dean Armbruster > Information Technology, System Analyst > Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. > 12500 Jefferson Avenue * Newport News * VA * 23602-4314 > T: +1 (757) 989 2839 * F: +1 (757) 989 2801 > www.ferguson.com<http://www.wolseley.com/> > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
