SUMMARY:   Suitable for the BCS Mainframe Technology professional Exams for level 2 Engineer (Data Storage) AUDIENCE:   This course is intended for all those who may be concerned with planning for, implementing, or managing system-managed storage in an installation. As such it is suitable for System Programmers, Storage Administrators and all those who share with them the management of the installation's data. PREREQUISITES:   Delegates should already have attended our z/OS for Beginners and Storage Management Fundamentals courses or have a similar level of knowledge or experience. DURATION:   3 days. Hands on. OBJECTIVES:   This course will enable the participant to take full control of an SMS implementation project within their installation, and/or be able to maintain a running SMS installation to best effect. It concentrates on the system management of data stored on DASD. On completion of this course the delegate will be able to: · List the areas in which DFSMS/MVS benefits the installation. · Explain the overall concept of system-managed storage. · List the control data sets required for DFSMS/MVS · List the SMS constructs and their purpose · List the members of SYS1.PARMLIB related to system-managed storage. · Create an Implementation Planning document for DFSMS/MVS. · Create the control data sets and populate the Source Control Data Set with: Data Classes, Storage Classes, Management Classes, Storage Groups. · Plan and code automatic class selection routines to implement the installation’s data management policies. · Bring about the initialisation of SMS both manually and automatically. · Control the SMS address space and working environment by means of system commands. · Explain the benefits of: Concurrent Copy, Sequential Data Striping, Dynamic Cache Management Enhanced. COURSE CONTENT:   Review of SMS The Background to IBM’s Storage Management Subsystem · The GUIDE Requirements · Benefits · Customer Acceptance DFSMS/MVS · The DFSMS/MVS Product · Storage Management SMS Methodology SMS Solution Areas · Space Management · Performance Management · Availability Management · Device Installation Management Logical Structure · Management and Pooling · SMS Automatic Class Selection SMS Constructs · Data Class · Storage Class · Management Class · Storage Group POOL Storage Group DUMMY Storage Group VIO Storage Group · Automatic Class Selection (ACS) Routines Execution Sequence Support and Management with ISMF Considerations for SMS · SMS Supported Data Sets · JCL Considerations Parameter Changes VSAM definition in JCL Temporary VSAM TSO/ISPF Changes The SMS Environment · An SMS Complex · The Control Data sets · SYS1.PARMLIB Members · Planning and Preparation SMS Implementation Preparing the System · Creating the SMS Control Data Sets · Parmlib Members · IGDDFPKG · IEFSSNx Changing ISMF Status Creating the Constructs · Base Configuration System Defaults SMS Use of Cache Structures · Cache Structure Names Systems and System Groups · Data Class · Storage Class Millisecond Response Time and Data Set Allocation · Management Class Management Class Usage Creating Storage Groups · DASD Defining the Storage Group Storage Group Status Adding Volumes · VIO · DUMMY Other ISMF Operations · LIST · ISMF Line operators COPY LISTSYS LISTVOL SETCACHE CONVERTV COPY or DUMP INITIALIZE Automatic Class Selection · Changes to the Allocation Process · Flow of Control in A ACS Routine Creation · Coding The ACS Language · Variables Read-Write Variables Read-Only Variables · Literals · Numerics · Masks Simple Masks Data Set Masks · Comparison Operators · Statements General Rules PROC, END, SET, IF, DO, EXIT, SELECT, FILTLIST, WRITE Practical Statement Examples Completing the ACS Routines · Translation · Validation · Testing the ACS Routines · ACS Object Information · Deleting an ACS Object ACS Exits Starting SMS Manually for the First Time · Validating the Entire SCDS · Activating the Configuration Automatically Changing Configuration · Considerations Controlling SMS SET SMS · Examples VARY SMS Displaying SMS Information · DISPLAY SMS · Major Parameters D SMS,ACTIVE/A D SMS,CACHE · DEVSERV SMS Enhanced Function Support Concurrent Copy · Existing Backup/Copy Methodologies · Requirements · Operation · Terminology · Scope · SMS Definitions · Implementation and Usage · COPY and DUMP Considerations · DFSMSdss use of Utilities · Mutually Exclusive Parameters · Operational Impact · DFSMShsm · ABARS Support · CDS Support · Security · Summary Sequential Data Striping · Methodology · Features · Requirements · Implementation Extended Sequential Data Set Storage Class · Considerations Dynamic Cache Management Enhancement · Dynamic Cache Management · DCME Function Aggregate Backup and Recovery Introduction Defining an Aggregate Group · Setting Up · Defining the Aggregate · Selection Lists · The Output · Recovery · Multiple tape copies