Specifies the amount of work that is directed to the application
server. If the weight value for the server is greater than the weight
values that are assigned to other servers in the cluster, then the
server receives a larger share of the server workload.
The weight that is displayed depends on the tab in which you are
viewing the information. If you are viewing the
Runtime tab,
the runtime weight displays. If you view the
Configuration tab,
the configured weight displays.
Important: If enabled, the dynamic workload manager (DWLM) overrides any values that you enter. DWLM is enabled by default. To disable DWLM, click
On the z/OS platform, weight is used to balance
some of the workload types, but others are balanced by the z/OS system.
- For HTTP requests, weights are used to distribute HTTP traffic
between the Web server plug-in and the controller handling the clustered
application server. Assign a higher weight value to the application
server that is receiving the HTTP traffic.
- For Web services calls, information is transferred from a servant
in one application server to a controller in another application server.
The application server that receives the call has the highest weight
value.
- Weight has no affect on Internet Inter-ORB Protocol (IIOP) requests.
IIOP requests are distributed to the correct application server using
the sysplex distributor.
Data type: Integer
Range: 0 to 20