Are there any objections to the default 'tuned' tuning being set to 'balanced'? Upstream has one default for 'Server/ComputeNode' and another for 'Workstation/Client'. With our unified tree we are looking at a single default. The 'balanced' profile from the tuned package provides a good general purpose behaviour set. It allows downclocking when the system is idle, but leaves the system very responsive under heavy loads. Pat -- Pat Riehecky Scientific Linux developer http://www.scientificlinux.org/