VSE Management 4.0: Utilization Provider

	IMPORTANT: Versions of the Utilization Provider older than version A.01.06.02 can incorrectly report the clock speed of Dual Core Intel® Itanium® processors. This defect does not apply to systems using later versions of the Utilization Provider, provided that patch PHKL_33752 is installed. For details about this problem, see Utilization Provider Can Report Incorrect Clock Speed for Dual Core Intel Itanium Processors.

The Utilization Provider is a lightweight daemon (utild) that records system utilization data on a 5-minute interval. System utilization data includes CPU and memory usage, as well as disk and network throughput. This product also includes a WBEM provider for access to the utilization data.

When Utilization Provider is installed it launches the utild daemon, which consumes minimal CPU, memory, and disk resources. Up to 30 days of utilization data are kept in data files in /var/adm/util/. The total disk space used by these files should not exceed 20 MB in the default utild installation.

The utild process wakes up every 5 minutes and discovers and records the four metrics (CPU, memory, disk, and network). This discovery has minimal impact on system performance.