Topics: AIX, System Admin

Number of active virtual processors

To know quickly how many virtual processors are active, run:

# echo vpm | kdb
For example: 
# echo vpm | kdb
...
VSD Thread State.
 CPU VP_STATE   SLEEP_STATE  PROD_TIME: SECS   NSECS     CEDE_LAT

   0  ACTIVE    AWAKE        0000000000000000  00000000  00
   1  ACTIVE    AWAKE        0000000000000000  00000000  00
   2  ACTIVE    AWAKE        0000000000000000  00000000  00
   3  ACTIVE    AWAKE        0000000000000000  00000000  00
   4  DISABLED  AWAKE        00000000503536C7  261137E1  00
   5  DISABLED  SLEEPING     0000000051609EAF  036D61DC  02
   6  DISABLED  SLEEPING     0000000051609E64  036D6299  02
   7  DISABLED  SLEEPING     0000000051609E73  036D6224  02




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