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On Thu, 23 Mar 2000, Unidata Support wrote: > > ------- Forwarded Message > > >From: "Ka Kit Lai" <address@hidden> > >Subject: LDM > >Organization: CCNY > >Keywords: 200003231535.IAA01727 LDM ldmadmin stop top CPU > > Robb: > This is Ka Kit from CCNY. I am now trying to free up some resources in > halo because it is running sluggishly after we have the LDM server up and > load up some X-windows using Exceed from PC. What I try was to stop the LDM > server because Prof. Hindman class and see if that help improve the > performance on halo. I also use the command "top" to see the different > between the LDM server running and after the LDM server being stopped. I > still saw the dchrly and dmgrid.k running after I stop the LDM server and it > took up quite an amount of CPU%. I was wonder is that the LDM daemon? If so, Ka Kit, These are decoders that will expire after 10 minutes or so. You could also do a kill to get rid of them sooner. The decoder wait 10 minutes or until data arrives, this is done because starting up decoders is resource expensive. Robb... > how come it is still running even I have the LDM server stopped. How can I > free up some resources if I just want to temperory turn off the LDM server, > should I kill those "ldm" process from the top? > > Ka Kit Lai > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ------- End of Forwarded Message > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================