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Hello, Really sorry for delayed response. Somehow i did not notice the comments on this idea. I got a notification mail only today which made me see your updates.
>We are already aware of and using SET LPARWEIGHT command to adjust CP and zIIP weight on running system. We are unable to apply the same changes to HMC and we are looking for this to be leveraged. Also we cannot change the logicals of the lpar via CPM.
>In our scenario, we have automated our capacity allocation across our cec by rexx scritps which gives specific information and values that need to be applied for all lpars by SET LW command to the cpm started task. We further need to adjust the logicals as well to make sure logicals are taken care along with guaranteed capacity which we applied as part of weight changes. Our end goal will be to make sure we add extra engine when required and also adjust the guaranteed capacity for specific lpar and also increase the logical engines on specific lpar and all through 1 product. CPM is already doing physical engine activation and guaranteed weight change for specific lpar. We need enhancements to make sure its capable of adding logicals to a lpar on running system and also to update the same on HMC.
Can you please let us know if there could be a better handling on logical addition atleast and updating HMC ? Thanks
without furher information we are unable to plan or prioritize your request.
Please help us understanding how the limitiations you mention make CPM not 'fully usable'.
by explaining scenarios in which CPM's capabilities do not meet your requirements.
Thank you
Do our temporary workaround proposals help you alleviating the limitations?
-LPAR weights workaround:
LPAR weigth can be adjusted manually via CPM's "SET LPARWEIGHT" command.
You can set the CPM control parameter "Planner.ExplanatoryActivationMessage=TRUE", which enables additional messaging about capacity activation actions.
A separate (system) automation product could then pick up CPM messages CPO4108I (activation initiated), CPO4444I and CPO4445I (telling which LPAR/system triggered the activation), and CPO3030I (activation completed) containing all required information.
That automation product could then issue the CPM command "SET LPARWEIGHT LPAR=lparname CPC=cpcname CP=value" specifying the concerned system/LPAR and adjusting the weight to your desired value.
-logical engines workaround:
CPM can just write a recommendation/instruction message either on the CPM runtime system's console or on the console of the system requiring additional logical processor capacity.
A separate automation product on the target system could pick up that CPM recommendation/instruction message and issue itself the proposed "CONFIG CPU(xx),ON/OFFLINE" command to vary engines on/offline.
I need to understand how the limitiations you mention make CPM not 'fully usable'; can you please describe scenarios in which CPM's capabilities do not meet your requirements?
Temporary Workaround proposals
-LPAR weights:
LPAR weigth can be adjusted manually via CPM's "SET LPARWEIGHT" command.
You can set the CPM control parameter "Planner.ExplanatoryActivationMessage=TRUE", which enables additional messaging about capacity activation actions.
A separate (system) automation product could then pick up CPM messages CPO4108I (activation initiated), CPO4444I and CPO4445I (telling which LPAR/system triggered the activation), and CPO3030I (activation completed) containing all required information.
That automation product could then issue the CPM command "SET LPARWEIGHT LPAR=lparname CPC=cpcname CP=value" specifying the concerned system/LPAR and adjusting the weight to your desired value.
-logical engines:
CPM can just write a recommendation/instruction message either on the CPM runtime system's console or on the console of the system requiring additional logical processor capacity.
A separate automation product on the target system could pick up that CPM recommendation/instruction message and issue itself the proposed "CONFIG CPU(xx),ON/OFFLINE" command to vary engines on/offline.