Understanding Workload Manager (WLM)

Summary

This class is a lecture-workshop for experienced systems programmers and performance analysts with a focus on WLM controls and operation. The course will explore the decision-making processes employed by WLM and how they can be monitored and evaluated.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Duration

3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience

This class is intended for experienced systems programmers and performance analysts with a basic understanding of WLM definitions.

Topics

• Service Class Definitions
• Setting Exception conditions
• Service Coefficients and Options
• Applications Environment
• Scheduling Environments
• WLM Managed Initiators
• Intelligent Resource Director
• Workload Licensing Limits
• SMF Type 99 Records