Understanding workload types – HP Matrix Operating Environment Software User Manual
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Understanding workload types
The term “workload” applies to each of the following distinct but closely related concepts in the
Insight Dynamics software:
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Monitored workload
A workload that can be monitored by Virtualization Manager but has no policy associated
with it. Monitored workloads do not belong to an SRD and are not managed by Global
Workload Manager (gWLM).
For information about creating and modifying monitored workloads, see
.
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Managed workload
A workload that belongs to an SRD and is managed by Global Workload Manager (gWLM).
A managed workload has a policy assigned to it. You can change a monitored workload
into a managed workload by assigning a policy to it. Select the check box next to the workload
in either the Visualization View or the Workload View, then choose Policy
→Apply gWLM
Policy.... To complete this action, you will be required to create a new SRD. For more
information on creating an SRD on gWLM, see the HP Insight Global Workload Manager
6.3 Software User Guide.
NOTE:
A system may contain monitored workloads or managed workloads, but may not
contain both types of workloads.
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Whole-OS workload
The set of all processes running on a system (for example, server, nPartition, virtual partition,
or virtual machine). The utilization metrics displayed for the whole-OS workload allow you to
monitor the total resource utilization on the system. The whole-OS workload is not displayed
as a workload in the Visualization View, but it is represented by the compartment for the
system. It appears in the Workload View, where you can click the workload name to display
the Workload Definition Properties screen. From that screen, you can modify the workload
name and description but you cannot define any Workload Definition Criteria for the whole-OS
workload.
NOTE:
In the current release of the Insight Dynamics software, the whole-OS workload is
the only type of workload that is supported on systems running Microsoft Windows or Linux.
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OTHER workload
Whenever there are user-defined workloads on a system, Virtualization Manager creates a
special workload named “system-name.OTHER”. This workload accounts for all processes
on the system that do not match any of the user-defined workload definitions. It is displayed
like any other workload, except that you can only modify its name and description, and you
can only delete it when no other workloads remain on the system. Under most circumstances,
the “OTHER” workload is automatically deleted when the last user-defined workload on the
system is removed.
The OTHER workload is also created on Integrity VM Hosts; it is not created for Microsoft
virtual servers or ESX. This workload accounts for all manageable resources that are not
allocated to any virtual machine on that host. This workload cannot be deleted.
Using the workload view
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