8.4.4 Options for WebSphere service workload management
Workload management offers several interacting sophisticated controls over resource allocation. This allows for subtle and powerful interaction between them. Experience shows that complex rule sets lead to unexpected problems.
When starting a new service, it is important to generate a baseline from realistic tests to determine effects of any proposed rule set. In the absence of a real workload, experiments with benchmarks such as IBM's Trade 6 suite can provide this baseline.