Re: [z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-29 Thread Gerhard Adam
Does that imply that the 750 specified for Period 1 duration equated to approx. 0.44 clock seconds with the 2003 (1724.7 SU/sec); exclusive of wait times, natch. And, by extension, does that mean the period is now down to 0.11 clock seconds on our latest z/890 (8084 SU/sec)? The short

Re: [z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-29 Thread Staller, Allan
snip Does that imply that the 750 specified for Period 1 duration equated to approx. 0.44 clock seconds with the 2003 (1724.7 SU/sec); exclusive of wait times, natch. And, by extension, does that mean the period is now down to 0.11 clock seconds on our latest z/890 (8084 SU/sec)? The short

Re: [z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-29 Thread Gerhard Adam
Why worry? RMF III and RMF post processor reports will both give you the percentile breakdown of the activity (given a percentile goal). Just adjust the duration of 750 SU's until A) 75% of transactions end in 1/2 second or less and then use that value or B) if 75% of trans are ending wthin the

Re: [z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-29 Thread Don Deese
Hey, wait a minute guys. I think that there is a bit of confusion on DUR and how TSO transactions transit to Period 2. 1. Duration is the amount of service that a period should consume before going on the next period. This is NOT service units per second, but is total service units

Re: [z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-29 Thread Gerhard Adam
You're absolutely right, however there are a few additional considerations when examining TSO that are worth considering. 1. Duration is the amount of service that a period should consume before going on the next period. This is NOT service units per second, but is total service units

[z/OS v1.7] WLM Performance periods: durations vs. service units

2007-03-28 Thread Neil Duffee
I'm reviewing our Workload Manager policy which hasn't really changed since we implemented Goal Mode with OS/390 and an S/390 2003-237. Granted, we haven't had many *real* problems over the years but ... I'm trying to confirm my (lack of) understanding regarding the duration value for a