GLYPH<SM590000> Confirmation mode GLYPH<SM590000> Autonomic mode GLYPH<SM590000> A time condition is when provisioning is allowed: – Start time indicates when provisioning can begin. – Deadline indicates that provisioning of more capacity is no longer allowed. – End time indicates that deactivation of capacity must begin. GLYPH<SM590000> A workload condition is which work qualifies for provisioning. It can have the following  parameters: – The z/OS systems that can run eligible work. – The importance filter indicates eligible service class periods, which are identified by  WLM importance. – Performance Index (PI) criteria: GLYPH<129> Activation threshold: PI of service class periods must exceed the activation  threshold for a specified duration before the work is considered to be suffering. GLYPH<129> Deactivation threshold: PI of service class periods must fall below the deactivation  threshold for a specified duration before the work is considered to no longer be  suffering. – Included service classes are e ligible service class periods. – Excluded service classes are service cl ass periods that must not be considered. GLYPH<SM590000> Provisioning scope is how much more capacity can be activated and is expressed in  MSUs. In this mode, CPM processes capacity provisioning policies and interrogates the installed  temporary offering records. Every action that is proposed by the CPM must be confirmed  by the operator. This mode is similar to the confirmation mode, but no operator confirmation is required. Several reports are available in all modes that contain information about the workload,  provisioning status, and the rationale for provisioning guidelines. User interfaces are provided  through the z/OS console and the CPMC application. The provisioning policy defines the circumstances under which more capacity can be  provisioned (when, which, and how). The criteria features the following elements: Tip:  If no workload condition is specified, the full capacity that is described in the policy  is activated and deactivated at the start and end times that are specified in the policy. The number of zIIPs must be one specification per CPC that is part of the CPD and are  specified in MSUs. The maximum provisioning scope is the maximum extra capacity that can be activated for  all the rules in the CPD. In the specified time interval, the provisioning rule is that up to the defined extra capacity can  be activated if the specified workload is behind its objective. The rules and conditions are named and stored in the Capacity Provisioning Policy. For more information about z/OS Capacity Provisioning functions, see  z/OS MVS Capacity  Provisioning User’s Guide , SC34-2661. 366  IBM z15 (8561) Technical Guide