Hit Processors

In most deployments, the Short Term Canister utilizes a single thread for processing hits. Depending on traffic volumes and available system resources, adding one or more Hit Processors can improve STC performance.

In the Canister report

  • Compare the Canister Memory Current Size and Canister Memory Max values to the Canister Memory Configuration value, which indicates the maximum available memory for the STC. If the first two values are significantly less than the latter one, there should be available RAM to add another processing thread.
  • Review the CPU Utilization statistics to identify if there is processing capability available for adding another thread.
  • If resources are available, you can add a Hit Processor through the Services Controls tab in the Canister configuration in Manage Services.
  • After adding the thread, you should continue to monitor the effects through this report.
    • See "Configuring the Canister" in the Unica Discover Configuration Manual.