Steps for configuring the z/OS Load Balancing Advisor

The z/OS® Load Balancing Advisor provides external TCP/IP load balancing solutions with recommendations on which TCP/IP applications and target z/OS systems within a z/OS sysplex are best equipped to handle new TCP/IP workload requests.

Before you begin

You need to review Steps for preparing to use the z/OS Load Balancing Advisor.

Procedure

Perform the following steps to configure the z/OS Load Balancing Advisor and one or more Load Balancing Agents.

  1. Configure the Advisor and Agents to automatically restart in case of application or system failure. (optional) See Step 1: Configure the Advisor and Agents to automatically restart in case of application or system failure (optional).
  2. Configure and start syslogd. See Step 2: Configure and start syslogd.
  3. Configure one Advisor per sysplex. See Step 3: Configure one Advisor per sysplex.
  4. Configure one Agent per z/OS system in the sysplex. See Step 4: Configure one Agent per z/OS system in the sysplex.
  5. Customize the TCP/IP profiles of the TCP/IP stacks on which the Advisor and Agents are to run. (optional) See Step 5: Customize the TCP/IP profiles of the TCP/IP stacks on which the Advisor and Agents are to run (optional).
  6. Customize WLM policies for the Advisor and Agents. (optional) See Step 6: Customize WLM policies for the Advisor and Agents (optional).
  7. Configure the external load balancers. See Step 7: Configure the external load balancers.
Parent topic: z/OS Load Balancing Advisor