2. SAMPLE PLANNING APPLICATIONS › 2.7 z/VM Processor Planning › 2.7.1 Usage Guidelines

2.7.1 Usage Guidelines

 
The z/VM Processor Usage Planning Standard Application
provides a capacity planning database file with the database
elements you need for basic tracking, reporting, and
forecasting of z/VM activity. The information for this
application is derived from either the DETAIL, DAYS, WEEKS,
or MONTHS timespan of the z/VM System Global Data (VMXSGP)
File.

The z/VM Processor Usage Planning Standard Application
permits your installation to track and forecast z/VM activity
at a high level of summarization (that is, at the SYSID and
ZONE, HOUR or DAYNAME level). It should be noted that this
standard application provides information about system-wide
z/VM processor use, rather than individual workload use.