This panel allows you to define the workload management for a particular program. Workload management for particular programs is available only for ECI. If the round-robin algorithm is selected, you define which servers are valid for the program. If the biasing algorithm is selected, you define which servers are used for biasing. When a program defined to the Workload Manager is used, requests are balanced across CICS® servers where the program is defined, according to the biasing on this panel.
In the Bias value field, you can enter a bias value for a server. Enter a number between 0 and 100, to represent the ratio of requests sent to that server, compared to other servers. For example, if two servers have a bias of 75 and 25, program requests are sent in a ratio of 3:1 to the first server. If you enter a value outside the permitted range, the Configuration Tool warns you. If the value entered is too low, it substitutes the minimum. If the value entered is too high, it substitutes the maximum. If a non-numeric value is present in the configuration file, it substitutes the minimum value.
In the Ratios fields, percentage bias values for each server are shown. This field contains Standby if the bias value is 0, which means use only if no other server is available.