Sysplex WLM Service Class Period attributes

This table monitors service class period performance relative to goals.

Active I/O The percentage of time transactions in this service class period spent doing active I/O over all devices. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Actual Host The measured result for this service class period, either response time (in milliseconds) or velocity (between 0 and 100), depending on the goal type. A valid value is an integer.

Actual Network The average network response time, in milliseconds, for the service class. A valid value is an integer. A value of -1 indicates "Unavailable".

Actual Total The total actual value, in milliseconds, for the service class period. This includes network delay where applicable (for response time-oriented goals). The average measured network delay is added to the measured host response time. A valid value is an integer.

Average Response Time The average host response time of transactions in this service class. A valid value is an integer.

Class Flag Categorizes the service class based on the general types of transactions that are managed by it. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:

Common Page-In Wait Wait time for the PLPA or common page-in. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for page-in of common storage pages. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

CPU Wait Total wait time on the active CPU dispatching queue. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for CPU access. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Cross Memory Wait Total wait time for a cross-memory request. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for cross memory request delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Crypto AMP Wait The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent waiting for Crypto Async Message services. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Crypto AP Wait The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent waiting for Crypto Assist processor services. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Duration The number of CPU service units the period may use before work is passed to the next period. A valid value is an integer.

ECB Wait The total time waiting for some unknown event. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for an unspecified event. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

End Date Time The data collection interval end date and time. This time is displayed in the following format:

mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)

Where:

This time is stored as a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

Enqueue Wait The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for enqueue delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Goal Describes the service class period's goal as a complete text string. A valid value is a string of up to 30 characters.

Goal Importance The importance level of the goal for the service class period. Goal importance for the service class is set as part of the Workload Manager (WLM) policy. When WLM cannot satisfy all goals, it will try to meet goals for more important service class periods first. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:

Goal Percentile The percentage of work in the service class period that completed within the expected response time. Goal percentile is valid for percentile response time goals only. It is the percentage of transactions that should complete within the goal value. This value is set by the system administrator for this service class when the WLM policy is defined. It is not a measured result. A valid value is an integer. The range for this value is from 0 to 65535.

Goal Type The type of goal for the service class period. A valid value is an integer. Values appear on the workspace as follows:

Hiperspace Page-In Wait The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for page-in delays for hiperspace pages. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

HSM Backup/Migrate The total wait time for HSM backup and/or migrate requests. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for Hierarchical Storage Manager backup and migrate delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

HSM Other The total wait time for other Hierarchical Storage Manager requests and processing. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for Hierarchical Storage Manager miscellaneous delays such as recovery, JES3 control, interval locate, read control record, etc. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

HSM Recall The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for Hierarchical Storage Manager recall delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

I/O Wait The I/O wait rate for the service class period. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for I/O over all devices. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

JES Wait The total wait time for JES. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for JES delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Level The aggregation of a z/OS image level. Data can be aggregated for an individual z/OS system or for an entire Sysplex. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters. Valid values are:

Managed Sysplex The z/OS Sysplex in your enterprise that an OMEGAMON for z/OS agent is monitoring. A valid value is a string of up to 32 characters.

MVS Lock The wait time for z/OS locks. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting on the z/OS lock. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

New Other Waits The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent using or waiting for execution states that fall under the category of Recently Supported Using/Wait states. Currently, this represents the sum of wait/using samples observed for Crypto and WLM Server states. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Other Waits The total wait time for other reasons. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for miscellaneous other conditions such as disk mounts, task quiescence, mass storage devices, etc. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Performance Index A measure of how the class and period are performing in relation to the goal. Values less than or equal to 1.00 indicate that the goal has been achieved. Values greater than 1.0 indicate that the goal has been missed. The larger the index, the further the service class period from the goal. A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy.

Period The service class period number. If specifying a situation where the values should represent the service class as a whole, then specify Period = SUM. This value is used when building a situation for workflow thresholds at the service class level. A valid value is an integer. The range for this value is from 1 to 9. A value of 9 indicates "SUM".

Private Page-In Wait The wait time for a private area page-in. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for page-in delays for private area pages. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Resource Group Capping The total wait time for CPU due to resource group maximum. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for resource group capping delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Service Class The name of the service class being reported on. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.

Start Date Time The time and date when the data collection interval started. This time is displayed in the following format:

mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss (Tivoli Enterprise Portal) or yy/mm/dd hh:mm:ss (3270)

Where:

This time is stored as a string no longer than 16 characters in the format CYYMMDDHHMMSSmmm (as in 1020315064501000 for 03/15/02 06:45:01) where:

Stimer The total percentage of time waiting for the stimer. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spenting waiting for a time limit. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Stimer ECB Wait The total wait time for some unknown event and the stimer. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for an unspecified event or a time limit. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

SWP Not Ready The time spent swapped out and not ready for swap-in. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting in a not-ready swapped state. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

SWP Ready The total time waiting and ready for swap-in. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting in a ready swapped state. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

System Name The name of the z/OS system. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.

Tape Mount The total percentage of time waiting for tape mounts. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for tapes to be mounted. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Transaction Rate The number of transactions per second currently being processed in the service class period. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using CPU The total percentage of time transactions in this service class spent using the CPU. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using Crypto AMP The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent using Crypto Async Message processor services. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using Crypto AP The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent using Crypto Assist processor services. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using zCBP/zAAP The percentage of time transactions in this service class were actively using System z Container Based Processor(zCDP) or zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) resources across the sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using zCBP/zAAP On CP The percentage of time transactions in the service class were actively performing work eligible for a System z Container Based Processor(zCDP) or zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) on standard processors across the sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using zIIP The percentage of time transactions in the service class were actively using System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) resources. The maximum value is n00%, where n represents the number of processors assigned to the sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Using zIIP On CP The percentage of time transactions in the service class were actively performing work eligible for System z Integrated Information Processors (zIIPs) on standard processors across the sysplex. The maximum value is n00%, where n represents the number of processors assigned to the sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Velocity The velocity of the service class period. A valid value is an integer.

VIO Wait The wait time for virtual I/O processing. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waitingg for virtual I/O delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

WLM Server MPL The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent waiting for a WLM Server address space due to Multi-programming Level delay. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

WLM Server Paging The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent waiting for a WLM Server address space due to paging delay. This represents a roll-up of the server paging delay counts in the following list:

A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

WLM Server Swapin The percentage of time workloads assigned to this service class spent waiting for a WLM Server address space due to swap-in delay. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

Workload The name of the workload that contains the service class. A valid value is a string of up to 8 characters.

Worst Performance Index The performance index value scaled to hundredths, calculated for this service class on an individual z/OS image. A valid value is a number to two decimal places accuracy.

WTOR Wait The wait time for a reply to operator message. The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for virtual I/O delays. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

zCBP/zAAP Wait The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for System z Container Based Processor (zCBP) or zSeries Application Assist Processor (zAAP) resources across the Sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.

zIIP Wait The percentage of time transactions in this service class spent waiting for System z Integrated Information Processor (zIIP) resources across the sysplex. The maximum value is n00%, where n represents the number of processors assigned to the sysplex. A valid value is a number to one decimal place accuracy.