HP-UX Workload Manager User's Guide

Managing SLOs across partitions
Setting up cross-partition management
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After verifying and fine-tuning each partition’s WLM configuration file
configfile, activate it as follows:
# wlmd -a configfile
To use secure communications, activate the file using the -s option:
# wlmd -s -a configfile
The wlmd daemon runs in secure mode by default when you use the
/sbin/init.d/wlm script to start WLM. (If you upgraded WLM, secure
mode might not be the default. Ensure that the appropriate secure mode
variables in /etc/rc.config.d/wlm are enabled. For more information, see
“Securing WLM communications” on page 244.)
Step 5. Create a configuration file for the global arbiter.
On the system running the global arbiter, create a configuration file for
the global arbiter. (The global arbiter can run on any HP-UX system that
has network connectivity to the partitions being managed by WLM. If
this system is being managed by WLM, it will have both a WLM
configuration file and a WLM global arbiter configuration file. You can
set up and run the global arbiter configuration on a system that is not
managed by WLM if needed for the creation of fault-tolerant
environments or Serviceguard environments.)
This global arbiter configuration file is required. In the file specify the:
• Global arbiter interval
• Port used for communications between the partitions
• Size at which to truncate wlmpardstats log file
• Lowest priority SLO at which Temporary Instant Capacity (v6 or
later) or Pay per use (v4, v7, or later) resources are used
NOTE Specifying this priority ensures WLM maintains compliance with
your Temporary Instant Capacity (TiCAP) usage rights. When your
prepaid amount of temporary capacity expires, WLM no longer
attempts to use the temporary resources.
When 15 or fewer processing days (the default) of temporary capacity
are available, WLM stops activating Temporary Instant Capacity; in
this case, you must purchase extra capacity. Before you add the