Creating capacity configuration for Linux on z Systems (BigFix scenario)
To properly calculate subcapacity values for products that are installed on Linux on z Systems, create capacity configuration for such computers. First, run a fixlet that creates a file with manually entered capacity values and places it on the target computer. Then, run regular software and capacity scans to discover the installed software and calculate its license metric utilization.
Before you begin
Note: Automatic capacity configuration is supported on Linux on z/KVM, on z/VM and
on System z10 starting from model E64 (type 2097) mainframes with z/VM 6.3. Additionally, such
systems must meet the following requirements:
- Must support the Store Hypervisor Information (STHYI) instruction.
- Global performance data control option must be set in HMC for LPARs.
- The debugs file system must be mounted.
If the automatic capacity configuration is supported, you do not have to perform any manual actions to calculate the capacity values.