HP-UX Workload Manager User's Guide

WLM quick start: the essentials for using WLM
Some common WLM tasks
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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 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
capacity, stop wlmpard (using the -k option). For information about
how to stop wlmpard, see Appendix A, “WLM command reference,” on
page 363.
You can change the 15-day default by setting the WLM global arbiter
utility_reserve_threshold keyword. For more information, see
“Specifying the reserve threshold that determines when WLM stops
activating temporary capacity resources” on page 274 or see
wlmparconf(4).
For information on the syntax of this file, see the section “Setting up your
WLM global arbiter configuration file” on page 265 or see wlmparconf(4).
Step 6. (Optional) Activate the global arbiter configuration file in passive mode.
Similar to the WLM passive mode, the WLM global arbiter has a passive
mode (also enabled with the -p option) that allows you to verify wlmpard
settings before letting it control your system.