CPU Skew - Teradata Workload Management - Database Engine 20

Workload Management User Guide - 20.00

Deployment
VantageCloud
VantageCore
Edition
VMware
Enterprise
IntelliFlex
Product
Database Engine 20
Teradata Workload Management
Release Number
20.00
Published
June 2025
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2025-11-20
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Product Category
Teradata Vantage

A TASM exception can detect when a request is skewed. However, you need to create a system event to detect a system-wide skew, such as an application running on one node. The system event CPU Skew can detect any type of skew, including session and application imbalances. Typically, when TASM detects a system skew, it sends an alert to the DBA, who investigates and acts manually.

Teradata recommends that you use the Averaging qualification option to distinguish between a temporary skew and a persistent skew.

If you are using CPU Skew on a coexistence system, adjust the triggering threshold to a value appropriate for the built-in system imbalance. For example, suppose in a perfectly balanced workload environment, the typical utilization of 10 old nodes is 95% when 10 new nodes are exhausted at 100%. Here, the built-in system skew is (100 - 95) / 100 = 5%. Set the CPU Skew Percent to a value greater than 5%.