Define service policy general properties

Create service policies, the main building blocks of an operational policy, according to the guidelines on this page.

To view this administrative console page, click Operational Policies > Service Policies > New.

To create, modify, or remove service policies and transaction classes, you must have administrator or configurator administrative privileges.

Name

The name field is required and is a user defined field. The name field cannot contain the following characters: \ / , : ; " * ? < > | = + & % ' # The name defined must be unique among service policies and cannot begin with a . or a space. A space does not generate an error, but leading and trailing spaces are automatically deleted. Create meaningful service policy names that are used consistently. For example, PLATINUM, GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE are good service policy names.

Description

The description field is complementary to the name field and is user defined. This field is optional, but in environments with multiple administrators, you must complete this field with useful information. For example, a description field for a PLATINUM policy might read, "The PLATINUM service policy is reserved for the highest priority work."

Goal type

Goal type is a selectable field that is one the following values:

  • Discretionary
    • Discretionary is the default value for Goal Type. A value of discretionary is used to indicate work that is not high priority and can be scheduled by the on demand router based upon the existing workload in the queue.
  • Average Response Time
    • The average response time goal type is indicative of high priority work. When selecting a goal type of average response time, you need to fill out specific goal values on the following panels.
  • Percentile Response Time
    • The percentile response time is a percentage of requests handled in a specific period of time. This field is used in conjunction with the Goal Percent field to define the percentage of requests per seconds or milliseconds that you specify.
  • Completion Time
    • Specifies the maximum amount of time (minutes) that is acceptable for a job to complete and still maintain the level of service that the service policy implies.



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Service policy overview
Service policy collection
Service policy settings
Define service policy goal properties
Define service policy memberships
Service policy topology
Transaction class collection
Define transaction class general properties
Transaction class move

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