Configuring Workload Management

As a system administrator, you can configure the Workload Management plug-in to fine tune performance and monitor z/OS resources.

What is Workload Management

To learn about Workload Management and how to use it, refer to the IBM documentation.

Configuring Workload Management from the z/OSMF web interface

Follow these steps to configure the entire interactive workload that goes through a z/OS service.

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Due to the complex nature of Workload Management settings, only system administrators should make these changes.

1. In the Workload Management application, navigate to the z/OSMF service definition.

2. Go to Workload Management.

3. Click Service Definitions to open the Service Definitions tab.

   See the IBM documentation to learn more about the structure of a service definition.

4. Click the active service definition to open the View tab.

5. Open the Switch To drop-down menu and select the Editable Version of Service Definition option.

6. Open the Switch To drop-down menu and select Service Classes.

   See the IBM documentation to learn more about service classes.

7. Expand the IZUGHTTP and IZUGWORK service classes.

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   Your service classes can differ depending on your configuration.

   IZUGHTTP and IZUGWORK are default service classes in z/OSMF. IZUGHTTP is for synchronous tasks, IZUGWORK for asynchronous tasks. See the IBM documentation to learn more about IZUGHTTP and IZUGWORK.

8. Change the number in the Importance drop-down menu to reflect your performance goal.

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   For more control over settings, create a new service class to define additional configurations.

9. Use the Goal Type drop-down menu to specify a goal for both service classes. Change the z/OSMF response time by adjusting the appropriate goal field.

   See the IBM documentation to learn more about goal types.