Create a private memory pool

Private memory pools (also known as user-defined memory pools) can be used by IBM-supplied subsystems or by user-defined subsystems. You can define up to a maximum of 10 memory pool definitions for a subsystem. You create a private memory pool in the subsystem description.

To create a private memory pool, use the character-based interface.
Command: Create Subsystem Description (CRTSBSD) POOLS parameter.

Command: Change Subsystem Description (CHGSBSD) POOLS parameter.

Note: Although each subsystem description can have as many as 10 user-defined memory pools, there is an operation limitation of no more than 64 memory pools that can be active at any time. (This includes the Base memory pool and the Machine memory pool.) If the maximum allocation limit is reached before all of the memory pools for a subsystem are allocated, the Base pool is used for any routing steps that still require a memory pool.
Related concepts
Types of memory pools
Related information
Manage iSeries performance
Basic performance tuning
Applications for performance management
Experience report: The Performance Adjuster
Performance system values: Machine memory pool size
Performance system values: Base memory pool minimum size
Performance system values: Base memory pool maximum eligible threads