David -- All the measurements and goals work as if softcapping was not active. When the cap is on, as you wrote, you are in control based on your service definitions. When softcapping is in effect, you are "short of CPU", and the lower importance work will slow down. That starts with "discretionary", which is just that, work to run when the resources are available. While softcapping the resources are not available.
While WLM works the same, the consumption of CPU by other service classes may decrease also; this lower CPU time and lower rate of consumption may have other impacts on your definitions. -- Al Sherkow, I/S Management Strategies, Ltd. Consulting Expertise on Capacity Planning, Performance Tuning, WLC, LPARs, IRD and LCS Software Seminars on IBM SW Pricing, LPARs, and IRD Voice: +1 414 332-3062 Web: www.sherkow.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
