It is assumed that the user knows the main Capacity Provisioning concepts and the terms related to them. Capacity Provisioning basics is intended to provide basic knowledge of terms and concepts related to the topic. Capacity Provisioning operates in the following environment:
The domain is controlled by the >Provisioning Manager. The Provisioning Manager runs on a z/OS system and controls the domain in real time. It observes the software elements and monitors workload demands. It recommends hardware configuration changes to the system operator, or can activate or deactivate capacity to satisfy these demands.
The graphical user interface for the Provisioning Manager is the >Capacity Provisioning Management Console (CPMC). You use this interface to work with provisioning policies and domain configurations, and to view the status of the Provisioning Manager.
These concepts are explained in the >overview section. The domain is described on page Capacity Provisioning Domain, policies on page Capacity Provisioning Policy, the Provisioning Manager on page Capacity Provisioning Manager and the CPMC on page Capacity Provisioning Management Console.
More information about key points is provided in Capacity Provisioning in detail.