Configuring high priority queue

The High Priority Queue is a mechanism to reserve threads for dealing with high priority Units of Work created through the GUI.

About this task

During the creation of a Unit of Work the priority can be set to indicate its importance, and set it to execute before lower priority work.

The following procedure describes how to reserve threads to deal specifically with High Priority Units of Work.

Procedure

  1. Open the GUI and select the Servers pane within the Systems Manager.
  2. Edit the variable 'Max High Priority Pool Size' to modify the worker server's high priority thread pool.
  3. Edit the variable 'Max Normal Pool Size' to modify the worker server's normal thread pool.
  4. Select OK to save the new thread pool configuration.