The NOBALANCE parameter disables workload
balancing for the program defined.
NOBALANCE=<string>- Description
- Specify a program for which the Workload Manager does not balance
program requests. The string specified must also include the associated
server groups or servers that the program requests can be sent to
and the bias values for these server groups or servers. The value
of the string must match the following format:
<program>;<server group 1>:<bias value>;<server>:<bias value>;<server group 2>:<bias value>;...
The
Workload Manager is used exclusively on Windows platforms for connections to CICS® servers over TCP/IP or SNA.
For more information, see Windows Workload ManagerThis parameter is in the LOADMANAGER section of the configuration file.
- Default value
- There is no default value for this parameter.
- Configuration Tool
- In the Configuration Tool, you can specify that program requests
for an individual program are not balanced by the Workload Manager,
by clearing the Manage workload for this program check
box in the Program definition for managing workload page.
This page can be accessed by selecting an existing program in the Programs section
of the CICS Transaction Gateway pane. The BIAS parameter
for the program in the SECTION LOADMANAGER section
of the configuration file is replaced by a NOBALANCE parameter
has the same string that was specified in the BIAS parameter.
If you reselect the Manage workload for this program check
box, the original BIAS parameter is restored.