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2.4.2 Control Parameters

 
Relatively few parameters are needed to implement the IRD
Implementation Planning Sample Application.  The control
screens included in the online facility allow you to quickly
enter the required information.

/----------------------IRD Implementation Planning------------------------------\
|Command ===>                                                                   |
|Enter a ? in any data entry field for more information on valid values.        |
|Composing CAP DB File def.:  IRD - IRD Implementation Planning                 |
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|Summarization Level                                                            |
|          Primary        ===> MONTHS  (DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS)                      |
|          Secondary      ===> ZONE    (ZONE/HOUR/DAYNAME)                      |
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|Input File Time-Span     ===> DETAIL  (DETAIL/DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS)               |
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|Amount of data retained  ===> 60      (1-9999 months)                          |
|Age of oldest forecast   ===> 24      (1-9999 months)                          |
|History cycles           ===> 3       (1-99 cycles)                            |
|Forecast cycles          ===> 3       (1-99 cycles)                            |
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|Data base ID (s)         ===> ___________________________                      |
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|Specify extended options ===> Y (Y/N)                                          |
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 Figure 2-4.01.  IRD Implementation Planning Control Screen

Figure 2-4.01 shows the IRD Planning screen, which is the
main control screen for the IRD Implementation Planning
Sample Application. It contains the following fields:
 
Summariza-   The output summarization corresponds to the
tion level:  combination of the primary and secondary
             summarization levels.  These control how the
             output file is summarized in your capacity
             planning database.
 
Input file   The timespan (either DETAIL, DAYS, WEEKS or
timespan:    MONTHS) of the HARCPU and HARLPU Files that you
             wish to use as input when creating the capacity
             planning database file.
 
Amount of    The number of days, weeks or months of
data         historical data to be retained in the CAPxxx01
retained:    cycle of the Capacity Planner database file.
             Any historical observations older than what you
             specify for this parameter are dropped from the
             file during the file update.
 
Age of       The number of days, weeks or months that you
oldest       want to retain a forecast after it is generated.
forecast:    Any forecast older than what you specify for
             this parameter is dropped when a new forecast is
             generated and saved.
 
History      The number of cycles or versions of the
cycle:       historical data you want to retain.  A new cycle
             is created when the file is updated and the
             existing cycles aged (for example, Cycle 01 is
             aged to Cycle 02 and Cycle 02 becomes Cycle 03).
 
Forecast     The number of cycles or versions of the forecast
cycle:       data you want to retain.  A new cycle is created
             when you specify forecast aging in one of the
             workload forecasting routines and the existing
             cycles are aged (for example, Cycle 01 is aged
             to Cycle 02 and Cycle 02 becomes Cycle 03).
 
Database     The database unit identifier(s) (up to fourteen
ID(s):       units) that contain the HARCPU and HARLPU Files
             to be used with this sample application.    If
             you are uncertain in which database unit the
             HARCPU and HARLPU Files reside, type a question
             mark (?) in this field to display a message
             listing of the valid database unit identifiers
             for this sample application.
 
Specify      If you want extended options, enter Y (YES), and
extended     the Extended Options Menu (Figure 2-4.02) is
options:     displayed.

/---------------------------  Extended Options Menu  ---------------------------\
|Command ===>                                                                   |
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|Inquiry Step:  IRD Implementation Planning                                     |
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|Combine all SYSIDs into a composite ===> N         (Y/N)                       |
|   Composite SYSID                  ===> ____                                  |
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|Combine all zones into a composite  ===> N         (Y/N)                       |
|   Composite zone                   ===> _________                             |
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|Specify:                                                                       |
|   Common data selection parameters ===> N         (Y/N/R)                     |
|   Global data selection exit       ===> N         (Y/N/R)                     |
|   CPU time adjustment parameters   ===> N         (Y/N/R)                     |
|   Notes report enabled             ===> YES       (YES/NO)                    |
|   Contents reports enabled         ===> YES       (YES/NO)                    |
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 Figure 2-4.02. IRD Planning Extended Options Menu

The extended options available with the IRD Implementation
Planning Sample Application (Figure 2-4.02) are:
 
Combine all  You can combine SYSIDs in the capacity planning
SYSIDs into  database file.  Enter a Y (YES) if you wish data
a composite: for all of the SYSIDs to be summarized into a
             single observation with the Composite SYSID
             value.
 
Combine all  You can combine zones, hours and daynames in the
zones/hours/ capacity planning database file.  The prompt for
daynames     this field changes to zones, hours, or daynames
into a       depending on what you specify for the summary
composite:   level parameter.  Enter Y (YES) if you want all
             of the zones, hours, and daynames to be
             summarized into a single observation with the
             composite value.
 
Specify      Specify the SYSIDs and zones, data hours or
common data  daynames to be used for data selection from the
selection    CA MICS input file(s).  Enter Y (YES) to display
parameters:  the Common Data Selection screen (Figure
             2-4.03).  Enter R (RESET) to reset any
             selections you previously made to SYSID and
             zone, hour or daynames.
 
Specify      You can use your own SAS statements to select
global data  data from CA MICS file(s).  Enter Y (YES) to
selection    display the SAS System Statements screen (Figure
exit:        2-4.04).  Enter R (RESET) to reset any selection
             you previously made to the default of no user-
             specified data selection.
 
Specify CPU  Specify parameters to use for CPU time
time         adjustment (normalization). Enter Y (YES) to
adjustment   display the CPU Time Adjustment Parameters
parameters:  screen (Figure 2-4.05).  Enter R (RESET) to
             reset any selection you previously made to CPU
             time adjustment.
 
             This option is not available if you specify the
             composite SYSID option.
 
Notes        If you have entered notes associated with the
report       capacity Planning file definition, a Yes in this
enabled:     field prints the note as part of file updating.
 
Contents     A Yes in this field prints the contents of the
reports      capacity planner database file as part of file
enabled:     updating.
 
/---------------------------  Common Data Selection  ---------------------------\
|Command ===>                                                                   |
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|Inquiry Step:  IRD Implementation Planning                                     |
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|SYSID ===> ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____                   |
|           ____ ____ ____ ____ ____                                            |
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|Zone  ===> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _                                        (1 - 9)    |
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|Hour  ===> __ - __   __ - __   __ - __   __ - __   __ - __          (0 - 23)   |
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|Dayname===> _________ _________ _________ _________ _________                  |
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 Figure 2-4.03. Common Data Selection Screen - IRD Planning

The Common Data Selection screen (Figure 2-4.03) lets you
define the following data selection criteria:
 
SYSID:       The SYSIDs that you want to include in your
             capacity planning database file.  You can
             specify a maximum of 15 one- to four-character
             SYSIDs.  Leave this parameter blank to include
             data for all SYSIDs.
 
Zone:        You can specify up to nine zones to include in
             the capacity planning database file.  Leave this
             parameter blank to include data for all zones.
 
Hour:        You can specify up to five hours or hour ranges
             to be included in the capacity planning database
             file.  Selection of this parameter is valid only
             if you specify the DETAIL, DAYS, or WEEKS
             timespan on the IRD Implementation Planning
             screen (Figure 2-4.01).  Leave this parameter
             blank to include data for all hours.  Singular
             hour values must be entered to the left of the
             dash.
 
Dayname:     You can specify up to five daynames to be
             included in the capacity planning database file.
             Leave blank to include all days.  Input the
             first unique characters and this application
             will fill in the rest. Selection of this
             parameter is only valid when the input timespan
             is DETAIL or DAYS.
 
/--------------------------  SAS System Statements  ---------- COLUMNS 001 072--\
|Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> PAGE |
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|SAS Statements for the SELECT Macro                                            |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|****** ***************************** TOP OF DATA ******************************|
|==MSG> SPECIFY SAS STATEMENTS TO SUBSET THE CAPACITY PLANNING DATA BASE FILE.  |
|=NOTE= %MACRO SELECT; <=== PLEASE DO NOT PLACE LINES BEFORE THIS LINE.         |
|000001                                                                         |
|000002                                                                         |
|000003                                                                         |
|000004                                                                         |
|000005                                                                         |
|000006                                                                         |
|000007                                                                         |
|000008                                                                         |
|000009                                                                         |
|000010                                                                         |
|=NOTE= %MEND SELECT; <=== PLEASE DO NOT PLACE LINES AFTER THIS LINE.           |
|****** **************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ****************************|
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 Figure 2-4.04. SAS System Statements Screen - IRD Planning Global Data Selection

The SAS System Statements screen (Figure 2-4.04) lets you
define your own data selection logic.  You can code any valid
SAS statements as described in the SAS manuals.  The %MACRO
SELECT and %MEND SELECT statements are already provided and
field protected from modification.
 
Note:  This is a PDF/EDIT screen.  All PDF/EDIT commands are
       available.
 
/-----------------------  CPU Time Adjustment Parameters  ----------------------\
|Command ===>                                                                   |
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|Inquiry step:  IRD Implementation Planning Sample Application                  |
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|Base CPU model                         ===> 3081-KX_____                       |
|Number of processors in base CPU model ===> 2_     (1-16)                      |
|Base CPU service unit coefficient      ===> 396.4_ (per processor)             |
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 Figure 2-4.05. CPU Time Adjustment Parameters Screen

The information on the CPU Time Adjustment Parameters screen
(Figure 2-4.05) is required only if you choose CPU time
normalization for the IRD Implementation Planning Sample
Application.
 
Base CPU     The 10-character identifier for the base
model:       processor.  Any name is acceptable in this
             field.  Do not use embedded blanks or equal
             signs (=) in this value.  For example, if you
             want to normalize your actual CPU time values to
             the equivalent of a 3081-KX, enter 3081-KX in
             this field.
 
Number of    The number of internal CPUs in the base
processors   processor.  This value must be an integer (that
in base CPU  is, do not use a decimal point), and it must be
model:       greater than 0 and less than or equal to 16.
             For example, if you specify a 3081-K as the base
             CPU model, enter the number 2 in this field
             since a 3081-K has two internal CPUs.
 
Base CPU     The service-units-to-CPU-seconds conversion
service      factor for the base processor.  The value must
unit         be a real number greater than 0.  You can
coefficient: compute a relative performance rating by
             dividing this value by the corresponding
             service-unit-to-CPU-second factor for the
             processor represented by the SYSID (see Section
             2.1.1 for an example of this calculation).  You
             can use vendor-supplied values for the factor,
             or a factor based on your own evaluations.  For
             example, if you specify a 3081-K as the base CPU
             model, enter 396.4 in this field.