You can put 'soft caps' on an LPAR as well as on a group of LPARs. I'd go back and put a 'soft cap' on each LPAR. Be sure your weights are as you desire.
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 2:54 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu 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:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On > Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 2:19 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > 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 > edja...@phoenixsoftware.com > http://www.phoenixsoftware.com/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu 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 lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
