Got it, thanks. Now, am I correct the "capacity" in this context is 4HR MSU's? Suddenly it seems to simple :)
Dave Gibney Information Technology Services Washington State University > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of DARVODELSKY, Mark > Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 3:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Soft capping advice sought > > Its under "Customize/Delete Activation Profiles". You have to go in > there and create a Group Profile and save it. Then go to the Image > Profile for each LPAR you want in the group, click on "Processor" and > on that screen you can select the Group you have created. > > All can be done on the fly. > > Good luck. > > Mark Darvodelsky | Systems Engineer | Mainframe Systems | Hosting | BT > Infrastructure | Business Technology | Suncorp | +61 (0)2 9978 9081 > +61 (0)418 249 176 | [email protected] | IPC: 2BT074 | > Level 7, 465 Victoria Ave, Chatswood, NSW, 2067 | www.suncorp.com.au > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Wednesday, 23 December 2009 09:35 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Soft capping advice sought > > 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. 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