Athene for z/OS automatically captures all the workload and configuration data needed for a baseline model of a z/OS configuration.

This data includes:

• The LPAR configuration
• CPU, memory and I/O device activity
• Resource consumption by service class or report class
• Transaction volumes and job throughputs
• Performance achievement and targets

A simple wizard-driven interface lets the user quickly and easily construct an accurate baseline model, and validate it against the real-world measurements. The user can then modify the model to represent a wide range of possible changes in the real world, for example:

• Increase or decrease in existing workloads
• New applications to be supported
• Processor upgrades
• Redistribution of work across LPARs, or of LPARs across configurations
• I/O upgrades
• Improvement in processing efficiency or database access patterns

Reports from Athene for z/OS are provided in tabular and graphical formats, making it easy to compare workload performance against agreed service level targets.  A single Athene model can represent a large number of changes, for example a sequence of changes over time.  Athene for z/OS Planner gives confidence that plans to support new business ventures will be timely and accurate

Sample Results from a Planner Model