Load-Indexes Status screen

The Load-Indexes Status screen tracks the current load level of all defined Load-Indexes and provides access to a display of history for any specific Load-Index. In addition, through this screen you can manually override the load level value of any specific Load-Index, and subsequently release the override. You can also access a browse-only display of Load-Index definitions for any specific Load-Index.

You enter this screen from the Workload Management Entry Panel by entering the IS option.

Figure 138i Load-Indexes Status screen

----------------------------- LOAD-INDEXES STATUS ------------ UP ---------(IS)

COMMAND ===> SCROLL===> CRSR

O NAME TYPE DESCRIPTION SET AT LEVEL

Z_LIX UTIL SEVERITY INDEX 2019/11/17 17:10 MEDIUM

Y_LIX EXT LOAD-INDEX 1 2019/11/17 17:38 IDLE

A_LIX 4HRA LOAD-INDEX 2 2019/10/31 11:43 (O) V-HIGH

TEST_LI UTIL TEST LOAD-INDEX 2019/11/12 15:49 (O) CRITICAL

====== >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END OF LOAD-INDEXES LIST <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ======

OPT: S SELECT H HISTORY O OVERRIDE R RELEASE OVERRIDE N NOTE

CMD: NOTE, DESC, SORT

The status of Workload Optimization through the use of Load-Index calculations is displayed at the top of the screen, towards the right. The following statuses are available:

UP — The monitor is up and Workload Optimization is enabled (OPTMODE=Y, as discussed in Optimization section in the INCONTROL for z/OS Installation Guide: Customizing)
DOWN — The monitor is down. No activity occurs for Load-Indexes and Workload Policies.
INACTIVE — Workload Optimization is disabled (OPTMODE=N). Load-Index calculations are not performed and rules that reference Load-Indexes in Workload Policies are ignored.
CALCULATION INACTIVE — A problem was detected in Workload Optimization. Load-Index calculations are not performed and rules that reference Load-Indexes in Workload Policies are ignored.
CALCULATION ONLY — Workload Optimization is set to Calculation mode (OPTMODE=C). Load-Indexes are calculated, but rules that reference Load-Indexes in Workload Policies are ignored.

The table that lists the Load-Indexes has the following columns:

Table 155l Columns on the Load-Indexes Status screen

Field	Description
O (OPT)	A field for entering various management options, as described in the next table
NAME	The name of the Load-Index
TYPE	The type of Load-Index, based on how the measurements are obtained and calculated: UTIL — Utilization computed by Control-M 4HRA — 4-Hour Rolling Average EXT — Computed by an external application or utility
DESCRIPTION	A textual description defined for the Load-Index Note: When the NOTE column appears, the DESCRIPTION column does not appear. To switch between these columns, use the DESC and NOTE commands.
SET AT	Date and time when the current load level was changed for the Load-Index
NOTE	A textual note entered for the Load-Index, typically to justify a manual override or the release of an override Note: When the DESCRIPTION column appears, the NOTE column does not appear. To switch between these columns, use the NOTE and DESC commands.
Override indication	(O) indicates an overridden value in the next column, if the current load level value is the result of a manual override.
LEVEL	The current load level, one of the following: CRITICAL, V-HIGH (very high), HIGH, MEDIUM, LOW, IDLE

The following commands are available for use through the command line:

NOTE — Display the NOTE column instead of the DESCRIPTION column
DESC — Switch back to displaying the DESCRIPTION column
SORT <column> — Sort the list by one of the columns, where <column> is one of the following: NAME, TYPE, SETAT, or LEVEL

To request one of the following options, type the option in the OPT field to the left of the name of the Load-Index and press Enter.

Table 155m Options of the Load-Indexes Status screen

Option	Description
S (SELECT)	Display details of a single Load-Index on a browse-only Load-Index: screen.
H (HISTORY)	Display a history of load levels and changes for a specific Load-Index on the Load-Index History screen.
O (OVERRIDE)	Manually override the load level of a Load-Index, as described in Overriding the load level of a Load-Index.
R (RELEASE OVERRIDE)	Release an override on a Load-Index, as described in Releasing an override on a Load-Index.
N (NOTE)	Add or modify a note of a Load-Index.

Parent Topic

Using Load-Indexes in workload optimization