158 Introduction to the New Mainframe: Large-Scale Commercial Computing
z/OS Workload Manager (CPU, memory, I/O, TCP/IP QOS, Web request
management, and batch initiator balancing)
The unique workload and self-management capabilities provided by z/OS
Workload Manager (WLM) and the IBM System z IRD allow z/OS to handle
unpredictable workloads and meet response goals through effective use of CPU
and I/O resources with minimal human intervention for setup and operation,
making it the most advanced self-managing system. IBM System z workload
management also allows workload balancing of non-z/OS partitions, in particular
Linux images.
8.7 Summary
Ideally, we want computers to behave somewhat like a person in reacting to and
correcting malfunctions ...