By default, Avanti utilizes one host CPU running at 100% to emulate the Avanti Alpha CPU.

With the Auto-Idle option selected, Avanti will idle the host CPU when the guest Tru64 UNIX or OpenVMS O/S is not busy.

Auto-Idle is not enabled by default. The Auto-Idle check box must be selected in the Avanti configuration file to enable the Auto-Idle feature

The Charon Idle and HP Idle utilities, available under OpenVMS only, provide similar functionality. These utilities work under Avanti and can continue to be used. Auto-Idle will not function if the Charon or HP Idle utilities are installed.

Note:        Using Auto-Idle on I/O intensive applications will reduce application performance. Migration Specialties recommends disabling CPU idle features to achieve maximum performance.