This chapter presents an overview of the techniques and tools available for
using WLM. It serves as a condensed version of this entire user’s guide,
exposing you to the essentials and allowing you to quickly get started
using WLM. The terminology of WLM as well as WLM concepts and the
syntax of the WLM configuration files are not covered here. That information
is discussed in the remainder of the book.
The chapter first discusses the network operating environment and
then gives an overview of a WLM session. Then, it provides background information
on various ways to use WLM, including how to complete several common
WLM tasks. Lastly, it discusses how to monitor WLM and its effects
on your workloads.
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