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Configuring Your Build Environment for Parallelized Builds

Parallel Builds are configured by setting and environment variable that is used by the “omsubmit” program.

To configure your Build to run in Parallelized Mode the Environment Variable OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC must be defined to your system and assigned a value. 

To set OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC,  perform the following:

Windows Vista

To set OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC on Windows Vista perform the following: 

Go to:

Control Panel >  System > Change Settings > Advanced > Environment. 

Select the “New...” button under the System Variables list box.  Enter OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC for the Variable Name and a number greater than 0 for the Variable Value.

For example:  OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC=3

Select OK.

Windows XP, 2000, 2003

To set OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC on Windows XP, 2000, 2003 Server perform the following:

Go to:

Control Panel > System > Change Settings > Advanced > Environment.  Select the “New...” button under the System Variables list box.  Enter OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC for the Variable Name and a number greater than 0 for the Variable Value. 

For example:  OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC=3

Select OK.

Linux/Unix

To set OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC on Liunx, AIX, HP-UX or Solaris perform the following:

Edit the .profile found in the home directory of the userid that will be running omsubmit.  Where <N> is a number greater than 0, add OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC=<N>; and then export OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC

For example: OMSUBMIT_MAX_USER_PROC=3