What worker processes can you look for in the Task Manager/Activity Monitor/System Monitor to see if FME is using parallel processing?

What worker processes can you look for in the Task Manager/Activity Monitor/System Monitor to see if FME is using parallel processing?

• A. Fme
• B. Fme Objects Worker
• C. Workbench Worker
• D. Worker

Answer: (B)

Parallel processing in FME is shown by the dedicated engine workers that the system runs to handle translation tasks. In Task Manager or Activity Monitor, look for processes named FME Objects Worker. Seeing multiple instances of this exact process indicates that FME is distributing work across several workers, i.e., using parallel processing. The other options aren’t the actual worker processes used by the engine to perform the translation tasks, so they don’t reliably indicate parallelism. In short, the FME Objects Worker is the process to watch for when you want to verify parallel processing is active.

Parallel processing in FME is shown by the dedicated engine workers that the system runs to handle translation tasks. In Task Manager or Activity Monitor, look for processes named FME Objects Worker. Seeing multiple instances of this exact process indicates that FME is distributing work across several workers, i.e., using parallel processing. The other options aren’t the actual worker processes used by the engine to perform the translation tasks, so they don’t reliably indicate parallelism. In short, the FME Objects Worker is the process to watch for when you want to verify parallel processing is active.