Capacity Provisioning Manager; Dynamic Pu Add - IBM z13s Technical Manual

Table 7-15 lists the minimum operating system level that is required on z13s.
Table 7-15 Minimum support requirements for LPAR physical capacity limit enforcement
Operating system
z/OS
z/VM
z/VSE
a. PTFs are required.

7.3.14 Capacity Provisioning Manager

The provisioning architecture enables clients to better control the configuration and activation
of the On/Off CoD. The new process is inherently more flexible, and can be automated. This
capability can result in easier, faster, and more reliable management of the processing
capacity. For more information, see 8.8, "Nondisruptive upgrades" on page 349.
The Capacity Provisioning Manager, a function that is first available with z/OS V1R9,
interfaces with z/OS Workload Manager (WLM) and implements capacity provisioning
policies. Several implementation options are available, from an analysis mode that issues
only guidelines, to an autonomic mode that provides fully automated operations.
Replacing manual monitoring with autonomic management or supporting manual operation
with guidelines can help ensure that sufficient processing power is available with the least
possible delay. Support requirements are listed in Table 7-16.
Table 7-16 Minimum support requirements for capacity provisioning
Operating system
z/OS
z/VM

7.3.15 Dynamic PU add

Planning of an LPAR configuration allows defining reserved PUs that can be brought online
when extra capacity is needed. Operating system support is required to use this capability
without an IPL, that is, nondisruptively. This support has been in z/OS for a long time.
The dynamic PU add function enhances this support by allowing you to define and
dynamically change the number and type of reserved PUs in an LPAR profile, removing any
planning requirements. Table 7-17 lists the minimum required operating system levels to
support this function.
Table 7-17 Minimum support requirements for dynamic PU add
Operating system
z/OS
z/VM
z/VSE
Support requirements
a
z/OS V1R12
z/VM V6R3
a
z/VSE V5R1
Support requirements
z/OS V1R12
Not supported: Not available to guests
Support requirements
z/OS V1R12
z/VM V6R2
z/VSE V5R1
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