IBM Workload Manager: Controlling System Performance

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IBM Workload Manager: Controlling System Performance Training CourseIn this workshop, the basic aspects of the z/OS Workload Manager (WLM), together with the latest features, are covered. The attendee will become familiar with the WLM functions, acquire knowledge on how to classify multiple workload types, and learn how to correctly build a policy to achieve the target performance goals. The workshop discusses how to create WLM policies based on business goals and the type of transactions running in an installation. During the workshop, the students will also learn how to use RMF for effective performance analysis.

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Subjects

  • Performance
  • Transactions

Course programme

Training Course Content

Basics of WLM

  • Service definitions and policies
  • Workloads and service classes

What to do with heterogeneous service classes

  • The service class period concept
  • Report classes
  • Classification rules and classification groups
  • Service definition coefficients

How WLM works

  • Concept of dispatchable units and enclaves
  • Goals, importance, and priorities

WLM functions

  • Protecting work
  • CPU critical
  • Storage critical
  • Min value in Resource Group
  • Controlling Initiator Dispatch Priority
  • Discovering when WLM has reached its limits to improve the performance of certain transactions
  • Common mistakes when setting WLM goals
  • Address spaces and enclaves

WLM states

  • Application environment
  • Dynamic workload routing support
  • All types of capping
  • Intelligent Resource Director (IRD)
  • WLM managed initiators
  • Dynamic PAV
  • WLM, zAAP, and JVM
  • WLM pool of address spaces (for USS forked children)
  • SMF 99 comments

Workload recommendations

  • WebSphere Application Server
  • Transactional workload considerations, including Execution Delay Monitoring (for CICS and IMS) - DB2 workloads
  • z/OS UNIX considerations
  • TSO, STC, Batch, MQ, and APPC workloads

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