A method is disclosed for creating a configuration file for use with a
resource allocator that allocates computer system resources, such as CPU
resources, among workloads operating on the system. A software
application referred to as a "wizard" generates a graphical user
interface (GUI) having multiple linked input screens to prompt a user
step-by-step to enter specifications for the workloads. The GUI displays
a prompt for a user to define a workload and to configure a resource
allocation policy for the defined workload. The CPU resource allocation
policy specifies how resources are allocated to the defined workload. The
wizard receives the requested specifications from a user input device.
Based on the received specifications, a configuration file is created and
may be used by a resource allocator to allocate resources among workloads
according to the specifications.