The CPU Throttling option allows you to limit the CPU usage when you run on-demand scan tasks.
With the defined CPU usage threshold, you can run on-demand scan tasks with other tasks without experiencing performance issue, By configuring this option, you can allocate a specified percentage of CPU cycle for the on-demand scan task, and the remaining percentage of the CPU handles other processes. You can specify the value from 25 to 100. The default value is 80.
This option is supported for the kernel version 2.6.24 or later.
You can verify whether the CPU throttling threshold is applied for the on-demand scan by using the default available tool top. When you are using the top's view, you must turn off the irix mode by pressing Shift + i. By default, the irix mode is always enabled.
For standalone systems, you can define this value when you schedule an on-demand scan using command line. For managed systems, you can select the option from the On-Demand Scan policy.