Symantec 11281411 Administration Guide - Page 144
Setting CPU utilization, idle or not idle. The idle setting specifies the priority that is assigned
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144 Scanning for viruses and other threats Configuring scan options Setting CPU utilization For scheduled and manual scans, Symantec AntiVirus allows you to control the scan's CPU priority. Giving a scan a lower priority means that the scan will take longer to complete, but also frees the CPU to work on other tasks. You may want to set a lower priority in some situations. For example, if you have scans running at lunch time during the work week, you might want to lower the scan priority to minimize the impact on user productivity. You set scan priority using sliders in the Scan Options dialog box. You can specify scan priority for: ■ Windows computers: Priority differs depending on whether the computer is idle or not idle. The idle setting specifies the priority that is assigned to scans when the computer is idle. The not idle setting specifies the priority that is assigned to scans when the computer is actively working. ■ NetWare computers: Symantec AntiVirus can throttle its load on NetWare servers. A lower load setting means the server scan will take longer to complete.