RE: What is task CFINT1??

CFINT1 is a part of the AS/400 task despatch mechanism. Normally it
should not eat up more than 3-5% of the CPU, but there are exceptions to
this rule of thumb. The most common is when you try to use an AS/400
server model as an interactive engine. In this case CFINT1 prevents you
from adding more interactive workload than designed by IBM for this type
of configuration. Also, if you have a lot of task generating process
(e.g. file/program restore), task management may cause CFINT1 to devour
up to 15% CPU. Anything higher than that is pretty unusual for an AS/400
system.
I heard there are other system activities running under CFINT1, but I
don't know what they are. You can take a look in the Diagnostics Guide,
containing a section on the most common LIC tasks and their functions. 

Lo

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Bolhuis [SMTP:lbolhui@ibm.net]
> Sent: 29 September 1998 14:45
> To:   Midrange Systems Mailing List
> Subject:      What is task CFINT1??
> 
> This morning I was trying to solve a customers performance problem and
> found the task CFINT1 in WRKSYSSTS as the culprit.  This task was
> consuming 60-80% of all CPU for over an hour.  There were no QSYSOPR
> messages, no problem logs, no disk problems or excessive activity, no
> communications lines in other than ACTIVE state.
> 
> What is this task or where can I find out more about it?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Larry Bolhuis
> Arbor Solutions, Inc
> lbolhui@ibm.net
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