I'm revisiting this topic now that I'm finally on z/OS 1.9. So I went to the HMC, logged on as SYSPROG. From "Daily" I select "Grouping" and make a group called Softcap and put my LPARS in it. Then from "Operational Customization" having selected the Softcap group, I select "Change LPAR Group Controls". A "select" box comes up to pick a member of the group (starting to seem wrong for what I want :), and after picking a LPAR, is says that the chosen item is invalid for the action.
I'm obviously missing something basic. Z9BC-L03, z/OS 1.9 RSU0908(1 LPAR)-RSU0911(other 3 LPARs) P.S. The WLM books says to reference the PR/SM Planning Guide for defining Capacity groups. After much searching the newest I can find is dated 1999 and is unhelpful :( Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:19 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Soft capping advice sought > > Gibney, Dave wrote: > > I have a similar need, but I'm on one z9BC with four monoplex > LPARs. > > My current 4 hour average is around 19 MSU at the peak of the batch > > window. We have no problem getting all batch done at night. My > daytime > > peaks for online (The stuff that matters to most users) are around 14 > to > > 15 MSU. > > I'd like to CAP such that the Batch takes longer and the peak is > > lower. Can I do this in a non-sysplex world? > > > > Dave, sysplex has no bearing on this. > > IIUC, you're saying your 19 MSU R4HA is for the entire CEC. > > I suggest you establish an LPAR Capacity Group on your z9 with a > capacity limit of 18 MSU and assign all four LPARs to the group. What > you *should* see is your nightly processing for all four LPARs combined > not exceed 18 MSU R4HA, which should lengthen your batch window. If > that > works for you, and nobody complains, reduce the capacity limit to 17 > MSU > and so forth... > > -- > Edward E Jaffe > Phoenix Software International, Inc > 5200 W Century Blvd, Suite 800 > Los Angeles, CA 90045 > 310-338-0400 x318 > [email protected] > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
