cpuplugd - Control CPUs and memory

Use the cpuplugd command and a set of rules in a configuration file to dynamically enable or disable CPUs. For Linux® on z/VM®, you can also dynamically add or remove memory.

Rules that are tailored to a particular system environment and the associated workload can increase performance. The rules can include various system load variables.

Note: Do not use cpuplugd with NUMA emulation. cpuplugd can distort the balance of CPU assignments to NUMA nodes.
You can start cpuplugd from the command line in two ways:
  • With the service utility
  • From a command line
Note: Do not run multiple instances of cpuplugd simultaneously.