There are different means you can use to try to decrease LOAD
time. Listed below are a few guidelines that may help you reduce
LOAD time:
o Loading an SCA library for a software system is a time-
consuming operation. Loading more than one module at a time
is more efficient than loading modules separately. Using
LOAD *.ANA is a common method for loading multiple modules.
LOAD -DELETE can be used to clean up .ANA files after they are
loaded successfully and to use a little less disk space during
the load.
o With large software systems, it is a good idea to use more
than one SCA library and load them all simultaneously. This
can lessen the elapsed LOAD time considerably. You should be
able to load several libraries simultaneously on a single
disk. Additionally, using more than one CPU to do your loads
also helps, but SCA loading is mainly I/O intensive. For more
information about how to use multiple libraries, see the help
subtopics under Libraries.
o SCA uses a large number of I/Os during LOAD. Loading an SCA
library on a heavily used or badly fragmented disk causes the
load to be less efficient.