Control-M's Workload Optimization can enable administrators to balance and optimize job runs while taking into account the actual load level of LPARs in real time.
Load-Indexes reflect the load levels on the different LPARs in your systems, based on MSU utilization or 4-Hour Rolling Average (4HRA), as automatically obtained from the LPARs by Control-M. Load levels can also be set by external applications or utilities. In particular, a special type of external Load-Index sets load levels based on MainView Alarms (MVA), as obtained by CMEM or Control-O from BMC AMI Ops Automation.
You can use Workload Optimization to
Control job execution according to the dynamic workload state, in addition to the other methods of job scheduling and the creation of dependencies between jobs through prerequisite conditions.
Associate jobs and resources with the dynamic state of LPARs, allowing jobs to run only at appropriate load levels.
Limit jobs from running at certain times and limit resources from being used by jobs at certain times.
Limit job runs and the use of resources to time periods when your LPARs are able to accommodate the additional work by associating Load-Index levels with Workload Policies.
Bypass Workload Policies based on the amount of time left until a job's DUE-IN time, for situations where the Workload Policy might delay an urgent job for too long and not leave it enough time to run.
