Best practice

To keep multiple engines with the same configuration from firing simultaneously, set their scan rates to prime numbers. For example, the scan rates of the various engines might be set at 997 ms, 1009 ms, and 1021 ms.

Disable Hyper-Threading on computers that support this hardware function. Hyper-Threading gives a false impression of lowering processor load while actually increasing the load on the actual (rather than virtual) processor.

Platforms that are routinely placed off scan may cause a certain amount of increased network traffic coming from other platforms if the other platforms have Application Objects still on scan that subscribe for data from Application Objects belonging to the off scan Platform. If the resulting increase in network traffic becomes excessive, consider placing the "subscriber" Application Objects off scan as well during the time that the particular platform is scheduled to be off scan.