Workload profiles Performance Manager

You can use Performance Manager to select a predefined workload profile or to create a new workload profile that is based on historical performance data or on an existing workload profile. Performance Manager uses these profiles to create a performance recommendation for volume or virtual disk (VDisk) allocation on an IBM storage server. You can also use a set of Performance Manager panels to create and manage the workload profiles.

Selecting a predefined workload profile

Several predefined workloads are shipped with Performance Manager. You can use the Choose workload profile panel to select the predefined workload profile that most closely matches your storage allocation needs.

Creating a workload profile similar to another profile

You can use the Create like panel to modify the details of a selected workload profile. You can then save the changes and assign a new name to create a new workload profile from the existing profile.

Creating a new workload profile from historical data

You can use the Manage workload profile panel to create a workload profile based on historical data about existing volumes. You can select one or more volumes as the base for the new workload profile. You can then assign a name to the workload profile, optionally provide a description, and finally create the new profile.

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