System Managed Storage (SMS)

Duration

3 to 4 hours

Overview

Audience

Personnel requiring knowledge about System Managed Storage (SMS).

Prerequisites

Knowledge of MVS and TSO/ISPF, and basic programming skills.

Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Define SMS
• Identify the four SMS constructs
• Identify the four SMS routines
• Recognize the ISMF panels for general SMS functions
• Define the management of both space and data availability
• Recognize the new JCL and IDCAMS keywords for SMS

Course Content

Introduction to SMS

What Is SMS?
The Components of SMS
Data That Can and Cannot Be Managed By SMS
JCL Standards
Active and Inactive Data

The SMS Constructs

Data Class
Management Class
Storage Class
Storage Group
The SMS Managed Volume

The ACS Routines

What is an ACS Routine?
How an ACS Routine is Implemented
How an ACS Routine is Invoked
Conversion

Introduction to ISMF

ISMF and the User
ISMF and the Storage Administrator
Simulations of ISMF Panels

Data Management

Storage and Availability
Incremental and Full Volume Backups
Migration, Level 1 and Level 2
Space Management

JCL and IDCAMS

Simplified JCL
New Keywords for JCL and IDCAMS
PDSEs and JCL Defined VSAM Files