Creating workload definitions


  1. Display the WKLIST view, as shown in the following figure.

     W1=WKLIST============SYSC====*========DDMMMYYYY==HH:MM:SS======MVMVS====D==58
     C Workload Type Description                    Istatus Cstatus Obj Begin End
     - -------- ---- ----------------------------- ------- ------- --- ----- -----
       AATSO    TSO  Test                           Active  Active  YES 08:00 17:00
       ALLASCH  ASCH All ASCH Address Spaces        Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       ALLBAT   BAT  All Batch Address Spaces       Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       ALLOMVS  OMVS All Open MVS Address Spaces    Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       ALLSTC   STC  All Started Tasks              Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       ALLTSO   TSO  All TSO Address Spaces         Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       ALLWKLDS COMP All Address Spaces             Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       APPC     WKLD APPC Workload                  Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       APPCHOT  BAT  TEST MMR22 TFT#TST2            Active  Active  NO  00:00 00:00
       APPCHOT  SCLS APPC Hot Transactions          Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       APPCNRM  SCLS APPC Normal Transactions       Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       BATCH    WKLD Batch Workload                 Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       BATHAL   SCLS Batch Hal Jobs                 Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       BATHOT   SCLS Batch Hot Jobs                 Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       BATNRM   SCLS Batch Normal Jobs              Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59
       BATPROD  SCLS Batch Production Jobs          Active  Active  YES 00:00 23:59

    WKLIST displays a single line of information for each defined workload and is the view from which all workload-management activities are initiated. (For more information about managing these workloads, see Maintaining-workload-definitions.)

    For a description of each field in the WKLIST view, place the cursor on the field and press PF1 (Help).

  2. On the command line, type ADD and press Enter.The Add Workload panel is displayed, as shown in the following figure.

    BMC Software ------------------ ADD WORKLOAD ---------------------------------
    COMMAND ===> _                                                 SCROLL ===> CSR
    Enter Workload Name, Type and Description.
    Name           ===>
    Type           ===>       (ASCH, BAT, OMVS, STC, TSO, COMP)
    Description    ===>
    Press END when all entries are complete.
    Enter CANCEL to cancel request.
  3. In the Name field, type a name for the workload. The name must not exceed eight characters. All user-defined workload names must be unique. It is possible, however, for workloads whose names are defined outside of BMC AMI Ops Monitor for z/OS (service class or WLM workloads) to have names that are not unique. That is, while a WKL workload and a TSO workload can both be named PROD01, a TSO and a batch workload cannot share that name.

    Tip

    The Wkld key field, not the workload name, uniquely identifies a workload. This field is an excluded field in every workload view (OpsM for z/OS views beginning with W). To see this field from any workload view, type CUSTom on the command line, and then type Excluded on the View Customization panel.

  4. In the Type field, type one of these workload names:
    • ASCH—for an APPC workload
    • BAT—for a batch workload
    • OMVS—for an OpenEdition MVS workload
    • STC—for a Started Task workload
    • TSO—for a TSO workload
    • COMP—for a composite workload
  5. In the Description field, type a description not exceeding 40 characters.
  6. Type END on the command line to complete the workload definition. (If you want to cancel the definition instead, use the CANCEL command.) When you enter the END command, a workload characterization panel is displayed.
  7. On the workload characterization panel, specify the characteristics that an address space must possess to be included in the new workload. A different workload characterization panel exists for each type of workload, as discussed in the next section, Characterizing-workloads.
  8. To complete your workload definition, refer to the appropriate page in the following table and follow the instructions there.

    To perform this task

    See

    ASCH workload definitions

    Batch workload definitions

    OMVS workload definitions

    Started task workload definitions

    TSO workload definitions

    Composite workload definitions

    Important

    Service class and WLM workloads cannot be characterized, because their goals and classifications are established exclusively by the ISPF WLM dialogs.

  9. To see what address spaces are in a workload after you have created it, hyperlink on the workload name in WKLIST, which takes you to WOVER, where you hyperlink again on the workload name.


 

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