The balance parameter balances partitions across the set of active servers. If you specify the -id option, only the partitions for which PMI statistics are gathered relative to the ID specified will be balanced.
./wpfadmin balance
[root@wpfsample3 bin]# ./wpfadmin balance WASX7209I: Connected to process "Deployment Manager" on node wpfsample3Manager using SOAP connector; The type of process is: DeploymentManager WPFC0054I: Partition PK000030 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000029 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000028 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000027 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000026 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000025 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000024 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000023 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000022 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000021 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000020 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000019 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000018 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000017 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000016 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000015 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000014 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000013 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000012 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000011 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000010 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000009 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000008 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000007 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000006 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000005 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000004 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000003 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000002 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000001 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6Example 2: Another example of the balance command, only balancing the partitions that have the class2 classification:
[root@wpfsample3 bin]# ./wpfadmin balance --class class2 WASX7209I: Connected to process "Deployment Manager" on node wpfsample3Manager using SOAP connector; The type of process is: DeploymentManager WPFC0065I: Classification set to class2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000030 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000029 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000028 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000027 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000026 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000025 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000024 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000023 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000022 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s6 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000021 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000020 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000019 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s7 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000018 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000017 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000016 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s8 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000015 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s3 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000014 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000013 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s1 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s9 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000012 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s4 WPFC0054I: Partition PK000011 has moved from Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample3\s2 to Server wpfsample3Network\wpfsample2\s5