Resource Management

Workload Manager Overview

WLM, with the ability to run in goal mode, was first released with MVS/ESA version 5 in 1995. It is tightly integrated into the core of the operating system and available on all OS/390 implementations, including Sysplex configurations. IBM is strongly encouraging existing users to migrate to the the OS/390 environment so that they can take advantage of this product. The functionality of WLM is described only in very general terms within this book. IBM-specific terminology has been avoided wherever possible and replaced with terms that are familiar to the open systems literate reader. As a consequence, some detail has been sacrificed to aid readability and understanding. The notable exception is the terminology associated ...