Yah'but, how do I define a group containing my LPARs. And, I don't want to cap individual LPARs, I want to hold down my total CEC MSU 4 hour average for SCRT.
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Hoesly, Bret > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Soft capping advice sought > > Dave, > > Here's what I found in my notes for soft capping on our z9BC > > 1. Log onto HMC as SYSPROG > > 2. Right click on Defined CPCs > > 3. Highlight "Operational Customization" > > 4. Select "Change LPAR Group Controls" > > 5. Open Edit pulldown menu (located towards upper left of window) > > 6. Select "Edit Group Capacity" > > 7. Change value for Default group to desired MSU level (i.e. 73, 64 > or 59) > > 8. Click OK > > 9. Click "Save and Change..." > > 10. Close any open windows and log off the HMC > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Soft capping advice sought > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
