Using iCap reports to build a policy

After producing a report in BMC AMI Cost Management, you can use the generated values to build a policy. You can manually enter values from the report into a new policy, or import policy XML as a policy data set (PDS) member.

The following table lists the report fields and the corresponding policy parameters. 

Related topic

Collecting system information by using BMC AMI Cost Management

Parameter level

iCapreport fields

Policy parameter

Policy

ID

CPCID

Low-Importance Level to Delay

Low Importance

Maximum MSUs Allowed

MSU Limit

LPAR/group

 

Name (LPAR or Group Name)

LPAR/Group Name

Type (Type)

Type

Proportion of Peak MSUs, in .1% (Proportion)

Proportion

Relative Cost Factor

MSU Cost

If you saved the report as iCap policy XML, use the following procedure to upload the policy to iCap.

Important

If you are running iCap version 2.0.00, you cannot manage policies that include multiple CPCs. Therefore, if you chose the option Save as iCAP V3 Policy XML, you can manage the policy on a system running only iCap version 3.0.00.

To import policy XML to iCap

  1. Upload the policy XML file to the policies data set on the master PAS and save as a PDS member.

    You can view the uploaded policy on the Policy Administration UI (POLICIES view). The policy name is the PDS member name.

     

  2. (optional) Edit the policy. 

    By default, Priority=3 is specified for every LPAR and group in the policy. BMC recommends that you review the Priority parameter for each LPAR and group. 

    To see an example of the XML that the iCap Configuration Tool creates, see Example-of-policy-XML.

 

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