Changing workload manager resource states

Use the MODIFY WLM command to change the state of a resource. This command changes the resource state only on the system where you issue the command.

Note: The MODIFY WLM command cannot be specified in the COMMNDxx parmlib member.

Resource states are used by workload management in conjunction with scheduling environments to ensure that work is scheduled only on a system with the appropriate resources to handle that work. See z/OS MVS Planning: Workload Management for more information about resources and scheduling environments.

The complete syntax for the MODIFY WLM command is:
 
F WLM,[RESOURCE=resourcename,{ON|OFF|RESET}]
 
WLM
The name of the job.
RESOURCE=resourcename
Changes the state of resourcename.
ON
Specifies that if the required resource state in a scheduling environment is ON, that requirement will be satisfied on the target system.
OFF
Specifies that if the required resource state in a scheduling environment is OFF, that requirement will be satisfied on the target system.
RESET
Specifies that this resource setting will satisfy neither an ON nor an OFF resource requirement. Therefore if a scheduling environment includes resourcename in its list of resources (whether ON or OFF), then that scheduling environment will not be available on the target system.

Example:

To change the setting of the DB2A resource to ON, enter:
F WLM,RESOURCE=DB2A,ON
The system will respond:
IWM039I  RESOURCE DB2A IS NOW IN THE ON STATE