[mod.computers.vax] Swapping of network processes

XBR1YD14@DDATHD21.BITNET (YD14@BR1.THDNET) (01/04/86)

Our 780 has only 4 Mega Bytes memory and that's too less for 40
interactive users. Sometimes when the system is heavy loaded
I've noticed that there were a lot of network processes and
no network process (except for EVL) was swapped out. Even the
SERVER_xxxx processes are not swapped out.
I've tested this effect with more than 30 idle network processes
and about 15 other processes. I've found out that the VMS seems
to swap non-network processes more often.

Has anyone else seen this effect ?
Is there a SYSGEN parameter to change this behavior ?

Reinhard Goeth (Techn. Univ. of Darmstadt, Fed. Rep. of Germany)